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marmar

(76,976 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:09 PM Feb 2021

Fish would like you to shut up, please


(Salon) Vacationers relaxing on the beach might feel soothed by the rhythmic sound of the waves lapping up against the shore.

It turns out the feeling is not reciprocated by the fish who have to listen to us, however. Indeed, for millions of marine animals that live in the ocean, the sound of the ocean isn't relaxing or peaceful. It is a cacophony of strange, upsetting noises — and their very quality of life is being destroyed by them.

An article published in the journal Science on Thursday details how anthropogenic ocean noise — that is, noise in the ocean caused by human activity — is wreaking havoc on our marine ecosystems. It's difficult to think of a type of creature that has not been impacted, be they cetaceans like whales and dolphins struggling to communicate with their singing and clicking (respectively) to baby clown fish being homeless because they cannot recognize their coral reefs or numerous species of fish displaying signs of stress.

"Oceans have become substantially noisier since the Industrial Revolution," the authors explain. "Shipping, resource exploration, and infrastructure development have increased the anthrophony (sounds generated by human activities), whereas the biophony (sounds of biological origin) has been reduced by hunting, fishing, and habitat degradation." .........(more)

https://www.salon.com/2021/02/05/the-oceans-have-become-a-cacophony-of-man-made-noise-thats-upsetting-sea-creatures/




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Fish would like you to shut up, please (Original Post) marmar Feb 2021 OP
It would be worth reading this op just for the words "anthrophony cacophony" but of course abqtommy Feb 2021 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Feb 2021 #2

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
1. It would be worth reading this op just for the words "anthrophony cacophony" but of course
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 11:52 PM
Feb 2021

there's much more than that!

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