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Sound

under water is very important for

marine animals.

They use sound to

http://www.oceanmammalinst.org/underwaternoise.html


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Find mates



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Sound of rain, waves, volcanic

activities, whale songs, fish barks,

groans, cries, toadfish calls, andother sounds emanating from the

sea.

These sounds, are not harmful to

sea animals because they are part of

their natural environment.

http://www.healthyhearing.com/content/articles/Hearing-loss/Other/28029-Man-made-noise-is


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Anthropogenic

Photo Courtesy of Nathalie Jaquet and Jonathan Gordon

Sound from ships, boats, jet

skis, underwater explosions,

military sonar, offshore drillings,guns and other man-made

sounds propagating from thecoast.

Inappropriate volume and

frequency of anthropogenic

sounds are harmful to marineanimals.



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With a rise in commercial

shipping, resource- extraction

activities and military-related

activities, the ocean is

becoming a noisy environment.

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/windpower/docs/FirestoneJarvis-acoustic-pollution-reg-07.pdfJournal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 10:109152, 2007

Photo Courtesy of http://cires.colorado.edu/news/commercialShipping3.jpg


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Too much noise under the

sea can cause seriousacoustic trauma and

disrupts the circle of life ofmarine animals


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Acoustic trauma

Photo courtesy of http://weirdseamonsters.com/new-discovery-zdeep-sea-fish-have-ears/

The inner ear of a blue antimora

is the decrease or loss of

hearing ability.


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Without the ability to

hear sounds, marine

animals would be unable to

perform many of the daily

activities that are essential

to their survival.

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/windpower/docs/FirestoneJarvis-acoustic-pollution-reg-07.pdfJournal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 10:109

152, 2007


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Each of us has a key role in

confronting the challenges

posed by underwater noise

pollution and together we must

find the way forward prudent

and prompt action.

http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/windpower/docs/FirestoneJarvis-acoustic-pollution-reg-07.pdfJournal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 10:109

152, 2007


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ENJOY THE SOUNDS UNDER THE SEA

By Sheilla L. Pamittan

BA Linguistics-UP DilimanPhotos Courtesy of National Geographic and http://9freepictures.com

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