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Jason Gedamke1, Megan Ferguson2, Jolie Harrison3
1Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-west Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA. jason.gedamke@noaa.gov.
Abstract:
To increase understanding of the potential effects of chronic underwater noise in US waters, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) organized two working groups in 2011, collectively called "CetSound," to develop tools to map the density and distribution of cetaceans (CetMap) and predict the contribution of human activities to underwater noise (SoundMap). The SoundMap effort utilized data on density, distribution, acoustic signatures of dominant noise sources, and environmental descriptors to map estimated temporal, spatial, and spectral contributions to background noise. These predicted soundscapes are an initial step toward assessing chronic anthropogenic noise impacts on the ocean's varied acoustic habitats and the animals utilizing them.
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