Soundscape and noise exposure monitoring in a marine protected area using shipping data and time-lapse footage

Nathan D. Merchant; Enrico Pirotta; Tim R. Barton; Paul M. Thompson

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_85

Soundscape and noise exposure monitoring in a marine protected area using shipping data and time-lapse footage

Nathan D. Merchant
, Enrico Pirotta
, Tim R. Barton
, Paul M. Thompson

Department of Physics

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Abstract

We review recent work that developed new techniques for underwater noise assessment that integrate acoustic monitoring with automatic identification system (AIS) shipping data and time-lapse video, meteorological, and tidal data. Two sites were studied within the Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for bottlenose dolphins, where increased shipping traffic is expected from construction of offshore wind farms outside the SAC. Noise exposure varied markedly between the sites, and natural and anthropogenic contributions were characterized using multiple data sources. At one site, AIS-operating vessels accounted for total cumulative sound exposure (0.1–10 kHz), suggesting that noise modeling using the AIS would be feasible.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
Place of Publication	New York, U. S. A.
Publisher	Springer
Pages	705-712
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781493929801
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_85
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Name	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume	875

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Acoustic disturbance
Automatic identification system data
Marine mammals
Renewable energy
Ship noise

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Soundscape and noise exposure monitoring in a marine protected area using shipping data and time-lapse footage. / Merchant, Nathan D.; Pirotta, Enrico; Barton, Tim R. et al.
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. New York, U. S. A.: Springer, 2016. p. 705-712 (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology; Vol. 875).

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Soundscape and noise exposure monitoring in a marine protected area using shipping data and time-lapse footage

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