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“That first lockdown really did give us an
unprecedented opportunity to measure or quantify the effects
of human activity on marine life,” says University of
Auckland marine scientist Associate Professor Craig Radford.
“So we decided to take a look at the response of our
marine organisms in this new, relatively calm
world.”
Noise pollution is known to effect marine life
which use sound to communicate a variety of life-critical
behaviours such as predator alarms or mate selection. Rising
underwater sound has become a significant concern to marine
scientists who have evidence of lethal and sub-lethal
effects on marine life.