JASCO forecasts underwater sound energy: a practical approach to protecting the North Sea

The North Sea is one of Europe’s busiest seas and also one of the most acoustically complex. Every day, thousands of ships pass through its waters, offshore wind farms operate continuously, and seismic surveys add powerful sound signals. Together, these activities create an underwater sound environment that can affect marine life. As part of the DEMASK project, JASCO Applied Sciences helps to better understand this environment by analysing major sources of underwater noise and translating them into clear and comparable insights. This work provides an important first step before more detailed and computationally intensive modelling begins.