Noise Pollution in the Ocean
We have all heard of noise pollution. What is noise pollution in the oceans, how does it occur and how does it affect living things? Global warming and overfishing are among the biggest threats to the oceans. Recently, the sounds under the ocean are almost identical to the noise of a city. So the oceans now also face noise pollution.
WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION?
Noise pollution or sound pollution is any kind of human, animal or machine originated sound that affects human or animal life negatively and destabilizes it. The noise pollution in the oceans is unfortunately caused by people. There are three main sources of noise pollution in the oceans…
First; ships. Sound waves emitted from the engines or propellers of commercial ships moving in the water are spreading deep.
The second factor causing noise pollution; oil and gas exploration. The sound of the cannons used in drilling turns water into war zones.
Other threat to the oceans; Military exercises. The navies use low and medium frequency sound waves to detect the objects around them. For example, a military ship that wants to check if there is a submarine around it sends a 230-decibel sound wave to the sea. This sound continues to emit vibration for 100 seconds.
Marine Mammals Affected
Noise generated by these effects affects marine mammals the most. According to research, whales or dolphins cannot use the communication senses they use to survive because of the sound pollution they are exposed to, so they cannot find their spouses to reproduce or the food they need to survive.
In addition, whale or dolphin flocks in recent years, the biggest cause of the mass ashore is thought to be the biggest reason again. Experts, migrating fish encountered by the direction of sound waves emitted by a giant ship stuck in the shallow waters of the direction argues.
WHEN YOU HAVE A ROAD
In Spain, the Technical University of Catalonia explores the sounds of the sea within the framework of listening to the deep ocean environment. The aim of this research is to prevent collisions between whales and large ships. According to researchers 'discovery, the captains of the oil and natural gas explorers in the ocean thought that they could enter the internet system where the whales' voices were broadcast and reduce the noise caused by a whale nearby. However, since there is no legal obstacle to the noise that may occur, respect for the living things of the ocean creatures is left to the initiative of the person and human-oriented activities continue.
Nowadays, there is only light pollution in the sea in the regulations and we hope to determine the parameters related to noise pollution and to establish sustainable working programs in the near future. Otherwise, we will not have a way to stop people from hiding from the public how the natural gas pipeline system in the Black Sea only harms the fish species in the Black Sea.
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