dc.contributor.author | Merchant, Nathan D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pirotta, Enrico | |
dc.contributor.author | Barton, Tim R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thompson, Paul M. | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Moray Firth | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-11T18:25:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-11T18:25:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Merchant, N.D.; Pirotta, E.; Barton, T. R. and Thompson, P.M. (2014) Monitoring ship noise to assess the impact of coastal developments on marine mammals. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 78, pp.85-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.058 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11329/1234 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-749 | |
dc.description.abstract | The potential impacts of underwater noise on marine mammals are widely recognised, but uncertainty
over variability in baseline noise levels often constrains efforts to manage these impacts. This paper
characterises natural and anthropogenic contributors to underwater noise at two sites in the Moray Firth
Special Area of Conservation, an important marine mammal habitat that may be exposed to increased
shipping activity from proposed offshore energy developments. We aimed to establish a pre-development
baseline, and to develop ship noise monitoring methods using Automatic Identification System
(AIS) and time-lapse video to record trends in noise levels and shipping activity. Our results detail the
noise levels currently experienced by a locally protected bottlenose dolphin population, explore the relationship between broadband sound exposure levels and the indicators proposed in response to the EU
Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and provide a ship noise assessment toolkit which can be applied
in other coastal marine environments. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Underwater noise | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Ship noise | en_US |
dc.subject.other | AIS data | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Marine mammals | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Acoustic disturbance | en_US |
dc.title | Monitoring ship noise to assess the impact of coastal developments on marine mammals. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | pp. 85–95 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.058 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Parameter Discipline::Physical oceanography::Acoustics | en_US |
dc.subject.instrumentType | Instrument Type Vocabulary::acoustic backscatter sensors | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Marine Pollution Bulletin | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 78 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.1 | en_US |
dc.description.eov | Ocean sound | en_US |
dc.description.maturitylevel | TRL 8 Actual system completed and "mission qualified" through test and demonstration in an operational environment (ground or space) | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc) | en_US |
dc.description.bptype | Standard Operating Procedure | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | N.D. Merchant | |
obps.contact.contactemail | ndmercha@syr.edu | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X13006802?via%3Dihub | en_US |