The groups, attending the United Nations Environment Programme's Convention on Migratory Species conference in
At the conference, the International Fund for Animal Welfare issued a report, "Ocean Noise: Turn it Down," showing that the distance over which blue whales can communicate is down by 90 percent as a result of intensified noise levels.
The largest animals on Earth, blue whales are vulnerable to noise and ship strikes. This blue whale died in September 2007 in the waters off
Ship noise in the
Airguns used in seismic surveys generate "colossal" sounds peaking at up to 259 decibels and can be repeated every 10 seconds for months. These sounds travelled more than 3,000 km from the source. There are 90 seismic survey ships in the world, the report states, and a quarter of them are in use on any given day…
Engraving of a beached whale by Dutch artist Jacob Matham. Apparently made after an engraving by Hendrick Goltzius.
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