Soundscape of the Northeast Pacific Ocean revisited (PDF)

Ainslie, M.A. , R.K. Andrew, P.L. Tyack , M.B. Halvorsen , J.M. Eickmeier , A.O. MacGillivray , S.L. Nedelec , and S.P. Robinson

The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life (2024)

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50256-9_2

The measured changes in northeast (NE) Pacific Ocean ambient sound levels in the 63–125 Hz bands are explained by the contribution from shipping to the sound energy budget using a globally averaged sound energy model. The energy model fails to identify the dominant source of sound in the 32 and 40 Hz bands because its estimates deviate from the measured levels. More research is required to resolve this discrepancy. Ships in cold deep water contribute more to ambient sound than in warm shallow water. This suggests a potential mitigation action for the NE Pacific Ocean.