The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II

René Dekeling, Mark Tasker, Michael Ainslie, Mathias Andersson, Michel André, Fabrizio Borsani, Karsten Brensing, Manuel Castellote, John Dalen, Thomas Folegot, Sandra van der Graaf, Russell Leaper, Alexander Liebschner, Jukka Pajala, Stephen Robinson, Peter Sigray, Gerry Sutton, Frank Thomsen, Stefanie Werner, Dietrich Wittekind, John V. Young, Dekeling, René, Tasker, Mark, Ainslie, Michael, Andersson, Mathias, André, Michel, Borsani, Fabrizio, Brensing, Karsten, Castellote, Manuel, Dalen, John, Folegot, Thomas, van der Graaf, Sandra, Leaper, Russell, Liebschner, Alexander, Pajala, Jukka, Robinson, Stephen, Sigray, Peter, Sutton, Gerry, Thomsen, Frank, Werner, Stefanie, Wittekind, Dietrich, Young, John V.

Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins

The European Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires European member states to develop strategies for their marine waters leading to programs of measures that achieve or maintain good environmental status (GES) in all European seas by 2020. An essential step toward reaching GES is the establishment of monitoring programs, enabling the state of marine waters to be assessed on a regular basis. A register for impulsive noise-generating activities would enable assessment of their cumulative impacts on wide temporal and spatial scales; monitoring of ambient noise would provide essential insight into current levels and any trend in European waters.