Underwater noise shown to disturb feeding behavior of marine organisms
Friday, June 9, 2023 - 13:23
in Biology & Nature
Many marine organisms, such as fish, marine mammals and crustaceans, produce and use sound to navigate, reproduce, detect prey and avoid predators. However, anthropogenic sound, for example from the construction and operation of offshore wind farms, drilling, seismic surveys and shipping, is changing the acoustic landscape in the ocean.