Refine Results
Topic
Species Category
Region

"Ocean Noise"

Ocean Noise Results

12 results match your filter criteria.

A Whale’s World of Sound

Sound plays an essential role for marine species, and the ocean is getting noisier. NOAA works to understand and reduce the impacts of human-produced noise on whales.
February 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
A western gray whale feeding in the Okhotsk Sea off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia A western gray whale feeding in the Okhotsk Sea off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia in the proximity of offshore oil and gas platforms. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Ocean Noise

Sound is the most efficient means of communicating underwater, especially for many marine species. NOAA Fisheries works to better understand how marine animals use sound and the potential impacts of man-made noise on the underwater environment.
National
This conceptual illustration shows images of human, marine animal, and environmental sources of sound and approximately proportional sound waves. Soundscapes include sounds made by humans (anthropogenic; orange sound waves), the environment (natural sounds; green sound waves), and by biological sources (animals: marine mammals, fish, and invertebrates; blue sound waves). NOAA Fisheries studies marine animals by using a variety of technologies to record underwater ocean sounds. Marine animals live in a noisy habitat with combined noises from humans, nature, and other species. This conceptual illustration shows images of human, marine animal, and environmental sources of sound and approximately proportional sound waves. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

FOSSA

Free and Open Source Software for Acoustics
West Coast

Southern Resident Killer Whale Noise and Disturbance Research

Assessing the impacts of noise and vessel disturbance on endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
West Coast

Characterizing Soundscapes in Southern Resident Killer Whale Habitat with Projected Increases in Vessel Traffic

Research to describe the present-day soundscape of Southern Resident killer whale critical habitat.
West Coast

Artificially Increased Noise Has Profound Effect On Gray Whale Calling Behavior

Can you hear me now?
November 02, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale's body poking out of the water

New Guidelines Show NOAA’s Commitment to Address Effects of Ocean Noise on Marine Mammals

The final Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap outlines roles for stakeholders, industry, and academia.
September 23, 2016 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA Fisheries Releases Final Acoustic Guidance

This technical guidance was developed to help predict how ocean noise affects marine mammal hearing.
August 03, 2016 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA Fisheries Asks for Third Round of Public Comments on Draft Acoustic Guidelines

New science on how noise levels affects marine mammal hearing.
March 15, 2016 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA Fisheries Asks Public to Comment on Updated Draft Acoustic Guidelines

New science on how noise levels affect marine mammal hearing.
July 30, 2015 - Media Release ,
National