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Sound Pollution In the Oceans

Written by Edina Nasseri

Thursday, 09 October 2008

Scientists at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain claim that noise pollution caused by commercial and military ships are causing whales to die because it disrupts their ability to migrate, feed and breed.

Michel Andre, director of the Laboratory of Applied Bio-Acoustics in Barcelona termed this 'air smog' claiming that if air pollution affects their field of vision, then noise pollution could drastically educe the zones in which whales feed.

Carl Gustav Landin, Head of of Marine Programmes for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added that some forms of noise pollution is so devastating that it can shock marine life to death. This includes whales and the smaller sea life they prey on for food. Sonars used by both the military and oil industries can exceed 230 decibels and within a one or two km radius, this exposure could be fatal.

Together with the effects of climate change, if this problem is not remedied, scientists predict that in a few years time these giant marine creatures could very well be teetering on the brink of extinction.

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