Noise footprint: A proposal within the framework of FP7 AQUO project to define a goal based approach towards the reduction of underwater radiated noise from shipping

• Published in: Volume 7: Ocean Space Utilization; Professor Emeritus J. Randolph Paulling Honoring Symposium on Ocean Technology
• Main Authors: Baudin, Eric, Folegot, Thomas, André, Michel, Audoly, Christian D., Rizzuto, Enrico, Benedetti, Lanfranco
• Other Authors: Centre Tecnològic de Vilanova i la Geltrú, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. LAB - Laboratori d'Aplicacions Bioacústiques
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Acústica::Sons subaquàtics; Underwater acoustics; Noise pollution; Anthropogenic noise; Classification societies; European Countries; Industry representatives; Marine strategy framework directives; Methodological tools; Multi-disciplinary teams; Project structure; Contaminació acústica; Acústica submarina; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2117/26328; https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-24424

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive has officially stated as soon as 2008 the anthropogenic noise due to shipping were to be mitigated. The policy makers, the yards and the ship owners still strongly rely on the expert studies and guidelines to find the appropriate methodology to assess and then mitigate the acoustic pollution impact shipping on the marine biota. To address this issue, the project AQUO Postprint (published version)