Turn Down the Volume: New IUCN Guide Helps Navigate Seismic Survey Impacts on Marine Species (IMAGE)

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Turn Down the Volume: New IUCN Guide Helps Navigate Seismic Survey Impacts on Marine Species

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Whales and other cetaceans, pinnipeds, turtles, as well as fish and possibly other marine creatures, are all able to hear the intense sounds produced by seismic surveys. The effects of such operations on species can occur over very large areas in the ocean and include disruption of communication, stress and behavioral changes such as avoidance of key habitat.

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David Weller

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