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Shipping noise in a dynamic sea : a case study of grey seals in the Celtic Sea

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dc.contributor.authorChen, F.
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, G. I.
dc.contributor.authorBennett, K. A.
dc.contributor.authorIngram, S. N.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, D.
dc.contributor.authorVincent, C.
dc.contributor.authorRussell, D. J. F.
dc.contributor.authorEmbling, C. B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-24T23:32:24Z
dc.date.available2017-09-24T23:32:24Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-15
dc.identifier246164786
dc.identifier45c38f35-0d4a-4085-a337-755caa32ca22
dc.identifier84996536689
dc.identifier000392768900052
dc.identifier.citationChen , F , Shapiro , G I , Bennett , K A , Ingram , S N , Thompson , D , Vincent , C , Russell , D J F & Embling , C B 2017 , ' Shipping noise in a dynamic sea : a case study of grey seals in the Celtic Sea ' , Marine Pollution Bulletin , vol. 114 , no. 1 , pp. 372-383 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.054en
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:7A306F3ACA1B1069138A8C2795DB62F2
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-1969-102X/work/49052036
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1546-2876/work/56862176
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/11731
dc.descriptionThis study was supported by the EU (via PERSEUS grant FP7-OCEAN-2011-287600 and MyOcean SPA.2011.1.5-01 grant 283367). In addition, C.B. Embling was supported by the 2014 SoMSE Plymouth University Small (grant number 2014-SoMSE) research grant. D.J.F. Russell and D. Thompson were supported by the National Capability funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to the Sea Mammal Research Unit (grant no. SMRU1001). C. Vincent was supported by the Parc naturel marin d'Iroise and Région Poitou – Charentes (grant number 782423).en
dc.description.abstractShipping noise is a threat to marine wildlife. Grey seals are benthic foragers, and thus experience acoustic noise throughout the water column, which makes them a good model species for a case study of the potential impacts of shipping noise. We used ship track data from the Celtic Sea, seal track data and a coupled ocean-acoustic modelling system to assess the noise exposure of grey seals along their tracks. It was found that the animals experience step changes in sound levels up to ~ 20 dB at a frequency of 125 Hz, and ~ 10 dB on average over 10–1000 Hz when they dive through the thermocline, particularly during summer. Our results showed large seasonal differences in the noise level experienced by the seals. These results reveal the actual noise exposure by the animals and could help in marine spatial planning.
dc.format.extent2734057
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Pollution Bulletinen
dc.subjectAnthropogenic noiseen
dc.subjectMarine animalsen
dc.subjectSound propagationen
dc.subjectAcoustic modellingen
dc.subjectOcean frontsen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectNERCen
dc.subjectSDG 14 - Life Below Wateren
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleShipping noise in a dynamic sea : a case study of grey seals in the Celtic Seaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.sponsorNERCen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotlanden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modellingen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.054
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2017-09-24
dc.identifier.grantnumberAgreement R8-H12-86en


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