Hi Guys, I'm new here and this is my first post, I'm writing a paper about noise pollution in the ocean and really id just like to know what you guys think about it and gage sort of how much people actually know as it isn't at the top of the list of problems for marine life currently
Welcome to ZooChat! I must say I know very little of noise pollution in the ocean - what sources of noise pollution specifically are you looking at?
just read this a few days ago Whales and dolphins change the way they communicate in a noisy ocean Active sonar is also a large problem, suspected as a possible cause of mass beachings in whales and dolhins
Boats and ships create noise pollution - particularly from propellers. The use of sonar could be considered a form of noise pollution as well. Similarly, the noise of vehicles crossing a bridge may be transmitted into the water via pylons. I'm not sure how much of an issue it actually is - I don't understand the effects of sound transmission through water very well, but I do know that some sea animals (dolphins and whales I believe), are very sensitive to sound.
