Our noise is killing marine life, but we can turn down the volume

The oceans are super noisy – louder than ever before. Noise pollution is making whales deaf, killing plankton and scaring away fish from feeding grounds. But is there a way to fix this?

Reporter: Tim Schauenberg
Video editor: Madmo Cem Adam Springer
Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann 

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Read more:

Overview ocean noise pollution: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01098-6

Air guns and the effect on zooplankton: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/12/1024/5160052

Deep dive into sound, noise and the ocean: https://dosits.org/

Port of Vancouver under water management plan: https://www.portvancouver.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2020-12-20-Plan-Underwater-Noise-Management-2020-VFPA.pdf

Deep dive into solutions and potentials: https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/cms_cop13_inf.9_noise-bat-bep_e.pdf

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 How loud is the ocean
01:23 Why natural sounds matter
02:55 Threat through noise pollution
03:40 Windfarms are noisy – bubbles can help
06:07 Main polluters: cargo ships
09:32 The worst offenders – seismic air guns
12:16 Summary
13:26 Conclusion

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