Ocean Noise: Turn it down - Ocean Conservation Research
Ocean Noise: Turn it down - Ocean Conservation Research
Ocean Noise: Turn it down - Ocean Conservation Research
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“<br />
…given the wide-ranging geographical<br />
occurrence of shipping, the fact that the<br />
low frequency sounds from ships travel<br />
great distances, and <strong>it</strong>s ever increasing<br />
prevalence, the potential problems for<br />
acoustically-oriented marine animals<br />
from noise generated by shipping is of<br />
increasing concern.<br />
“<br />
The Un<strong>it</strong>ed States,<br />
Submission to the International Mar<strong>it</strong>ime Organization’s (IMO)<br />
Marine Environment Protection Comm<strong>it</strong>tee, 2008<br />
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