Our noise is killing marine life, but we can turn down the volume

Published: 22 July 2022
on channel: DW Planet A

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The oceans are super noisy – louder than ever before. Noise pollution is making whales deaf, killing plankton and scaring away fish from feeding grounds. But is there a way to fix this?

Reporter: Tim Schauenberg
Video editor: Madmo Cem Adam Springer
Supervising Editor: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann 

We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess.

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Read more:

Overview ocean noise pollution: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

Air guns and the effect on zooplankton: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Deep dive into sound, noise and the ocean: https://dosits.org/

Port of Vancouver under water management plan: https://www.portvancouver.com/wp-cont...

Deep dive into solutions and potentials: https://www.cms.int/sites/default/fil...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 How loud is the ocean
01:23 Why natural sounds matter
02:55 Threat through noise pollution
03:40 Windfarms are noisy – bubbles can help
06:07 Main polluters: cargo ships
09:32 The worst offenders – seismic air guns
12:16 Summary
13:26 Conclusion

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