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WODA technical guidance on underwater sound from dredging
Thomsen, F.; Borsani, F.; Clarke, D.; De Jong, C.; de Wit, P.; Goethals, F.; Holtkamp, M.; San Martin, E.; Spadaro, P.; van Raalte, G.; Victor, G.Y.V.; Jensen, A. (2016). WODA technical guidance on underwater sound from dredging, in: Popper, A.N. et al. The effects of noise on aquatic life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875: pp. 1161-1166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_145
In: Popper, A.N.; Hawkins, A. (Ed.) (2016). The effects of noise on aquatic life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 875. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc: New York. ISBN 978-1-4939-2980-1. xxx, 1292 pp., more
In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 0065-2598; e-ISSN 2214-8019, more
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Keywords
    Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic mammals > Marine mammals
    Dredging
    Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Fish
    Noise
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    World organization of dredging associations (WODA)

Authors  Top 
  • Thomsen, F.
  • Borsani, F.
  • Clarke, D.
  • De Jong, C.
  • de Wit, P.
  • Goethals, F.
  • Holtkamp, M.
  • San Martin, E.
  • Spadaro, P.
  • van Raalte, G.
  • Victor, G.Y.V.
  • Jensen, A.

Abstract
    The World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA) has identified underwater sound as an environmental issue that needs further consideration. A WODA Expert Group on Underwater Sound (WEGUS) prepared a guidance paper in 2013 on dredging sound, including a summary of potential impacts on aquatic biota and advice on underwater sound monitoring procedures. The paper follows a risk-based approach and provides guidance for standardization of acoustic terminology and methods for data collection and analysis. Furthermore, the literature on dredging-related sounds and the effects of dredging sounds on marine life is surveyed and guidance on the management of dredging-related sound risks is provided.

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