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International Regulation of Underwater Sound

Establishing Rules and Standards to Address Ocean Noise Pollution

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Elena McCarthy

    1. Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-8

  3. Scientific Aspects of Underwater Sound

    Pages 9-81

  4. Focusing Events

    Pages 83-119

  5. Policy Development

    Pages 121-168

  6. Politics, Potential Solutions, and Obtacles to Effective Policy

    Pages 169-217

  7. The Use of Marine Protected Areas

    Pages 219-245

  8. Conclusion

    Pages 247-262

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 263-287
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Concern over the effects of noise on marine life, particularly marine mammals, has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to both professionals and laypersons alike. The controversy has been fueled by a series of international events that suggest a relationship between man-made sound and marine mammal behavior, resulting in mass strandings and death. International Regulation of Underwater Sound offers a refreshingly objective and responsible look at how ocean noise should be addressed given the lack of regulatory structure and the considerable scientific uncertainty that exists over the effects of noise on marine life.
This book will interest policymakers, acousticians, marine mammal biologists, environmental activists, lawyers, oceanographers, and those in the shipping, engineering, and offshore oil and gas industries. It is an essential text for government agencies, regional institutions, universities, and international governmental organizations. Dr. McCarthy offers a comprehensive examination of a timely and controversial subject that has aroused interest in the scientific, legal, and environmental communities.

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  • Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA

    Elena McCarthy

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