Chapter title |
BIAS: A Regional Management of Underwater Sound in the Baltic Sea.
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Chapter number | 126 |
Book title |
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_126 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2980-1, 978-1-4939-2981-8
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Authors |
Peter Sigray, Mathias Andersson, Jukka Pajala, Janek Laanearu, Aleksander Klauson, Jaroslaw Tegowski, Maria Boethling, Jens Fischer, Jakob Tougaard, Magnus Wahlberg, Anna Nikolopoulos, Thomas Folegot, Rainer Matuschek, Ursula Verfuss, Sigray, Peter, Andersson, Mathias, Pajala, Jukka, Laanearu, Janek, Klauson, Aleksander, Tegowski, Jaroslaw, Boethling, Maria, Fischer, Jens, Tougaard, Jakob, Wahlberg, Magnus, Nikolopoulos, Anna, Folegot, Thomas, Matuschek, Rainer, Verfuss, Ursula |
Editors |
Arthur N. Popper, Anthony Hawkins |
Abstract |
Management of the impact of underwater sound is an emerging concern worldwide. Several countries are in the process of implementing regulatory legislations. In Europe, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive was launched in 2008. This framework addresses noise impacts and the recommendation is to deal with it on a regional level. The Baltic Sea is a semienclosed area with nine states bordering the sea. The number of ships is one of the highest in Europe. Furthermore, the number of ships is estimated to double by 2030. Undoubtedly, due to the unbound character of noise, an efficient management of sound in the Baltic Sea must be done on a regional scale. In line with the European Union directive, the Baltic Sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape (BIAS) project was established to implement Descriptor 11 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in the Baltic Sea region. BIAS will develop tools, standards, and methodologies that will allow for cross-border handling of data and results, measure sound in 40 locations for 1 year, establish a seasonal soundscape map by combining measured sound with advanced three-dimensional modeling, and, finally, establish standards for measuring continuous sound. Results from the first phase of BIAS are presented here, with an emphasis on standards and soundscape mapping as well as the challenges related to regional handling. |
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Student > Master | 3 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
Student > Bachelor | 1 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 14% |
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Engineering | 1 | 5% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 9 | 41% |