Frank Thomsen DHI frth@dhigroup.com ‘The European Commission has just published the final report of the MaRVEN study on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions from MREDs (Marine Renewable Energy, Vibration, Electromagnetic fields and Noise). MaRVEN provides an in-depth analysis of studies on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions during […]
WDC: ‘The findings of a new government report into the causes of a mass stranding of pilot whales in the Kyle of Durness, Scotland in 2011 have revealed that military exercises in the area at the time were the probable cause of the deaths of 20 whales. In July 2011, WDC staff assisted BDMLR in a long […]
Gordon Hastie, SMRU: Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, researchers have found. They say more research is needed on how noise affects marine mammals’ hearing and into engineering solutions to reduce noise levels. The study is published today in the British […]
Marine Ripple ‘Noise made by passing ships stops eels from using their survival instincts scientists investigating the effects of man-made noise on fish. The study, published in Global Change Biology, found only 38% of the eels that were exposed to ship noise responded to an ambush from a predator compared to 80% in normal ocean […]