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Ignasi Nou-Plana1, Rosa M Alsina-Pagès1
1Human Environment Research (HER), La Salle - Universitat Ramon Llull, Carrer de Sant Joan de La Salle 42, Barcelona 08022, Catalunya, Spain.
Abstract:
Vessel noise is a recognised stressor for marine fauna, yet acoustic pressure from large-scale maritime events in urban coastal settings remains poorly quantified. Using calibrated hydrophone recordings and Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from the DeuteroNoise dataset, we document near-shore noise during the 37th America's Cup (Barcelona, October 2024) against non-event baselines. Broadband levels increased by 5-8 dB re 1 μPa, day-night variability, ∼2.3 dB in the representative summer baseline, collapsed to <1 dB during the event, and 63 and 125 Hz third-octave bands rose by 4 dB during the day and up to 13 dB at night, indicating sustained low-frequency pressure throughout event days.
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