Quiet Sound, a collaborative program from Washington Maritime Blue dedicated to fostering a more sustainable environment for Southern Resident killer whales through reduction in underwater noise pollution, has launched its voluntary vessel slowdown season, which runs through early 2024.
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Travel and economic slowdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic combined to put the brakes on shipping, seafloor exploration and many other human activities in the ocean, creating a unique moment to begin a time-series study of the impacts of sound on marine life. A community of scientists has identified more than 200 nonmilitary ocean hydrophones worldwide and hopes to make
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The ocean is vast and full of sounds. Many are naturally occurring, while others are anthropogenic. When these anthropogenic sounds are unwanted, they are called noise. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages energy and mineral resource development on the Outer Continental Shelf subject to environmental safeguards, and noise is high on the list of issues to protect ocean life. BOEM has launched the Center for Marine Acoustics to further understanding of noise
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A Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport team of oceanographers, marinebiologists and engineers is determined to collect new data on marine mammals in an effort toprovide the U.S. Navy with more applicable test plan information when it comes to mammalexposure to noise and shock loads. Navy operations and exercises may expose marine mammals to man-made noise and shock loads,such
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