Guidance to Manage the Risk to Marine Mammals from Man-made Sound Sources in Irish Waters.

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2014Corporate Author
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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There has been increasing concern internationally about the potentially harmful effect of man-made
sound on the marine environment and species therein that could be sensitive to it. Sound that is derived
from human activities (i.e., anthropogenic sound) is not the sole noise source above or below the sea
surface. Nevertheless, the level of man-made sound in coastal and marine environments is commonly
reported to be increasing, a trend that is partly attributed to a growth in commercial shipping activity1
.
Whether it is intended or not, the introduction of man-made sound into the environments occupied by
marine mammals (e.g., whales, dolphins, seals) carries with it a potential adverse impact2
. The
properties of water allow sounds of various kinds to travel great distances3
across diverse habitats and
depth strata.
Marine mammals, having evolved from terrestrial predecessors, have adapted to life in the sea by being
able to exploit sound properties in water very effective.....
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https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/general/Underwater%20sound%20guidance_Jan%202014.pdfPublisher
Department of Arts, Heritage and the GaeltachtDublin, Ireland
Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.AEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Ocean soundMarine turtles, birds, mammals abundance and distribution
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Irish watersCitation
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2014) Guidance to Manage the Risk to Marine Mammals from Man-made Sound Sources in Irish Waters . Dublin, Ireland, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 58pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-176Collections