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Don't forget the noise pollution: https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ https://www.marineinsight.com
by rr-geil-j 7y ago
Don't forget the noise pollution:
https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-p...
https://ocr.org/sounds/shipping-noise/ https://ocr.org/sounds/shipping-noise/
- poooogles 7y agoThis is a big forgotten one. The sound of container ships as they go past on shipping lanes is colossal; if you're downwind you can hear them from 3/4 miles away quite well.
- rr-geil-j 7y agoI can only imagine how much disruption this have on whales which rely on "singing" to communicate. Probably similar to living near an airport.
- api_or_ipa 7y agoI've dived ~1 mile away from anchored cruise ships and it's jarring, and frankly, pretty scary how loud they are. I can only imagine how the whales feel.
- anticensor 7y agoThey would like to plug their ears.
- tapland 7y agoOur house fills with low frequency vibrations and a dull humming when they pass by, and even at my office a further half mile inland I can gear and feel it over the loud office environment.