
危害海洋生物健康的海洋噪音污染应如何解决?
海洋噪音是一种影响海洋生物生存健康的污染,从微小的浮游生物到巨大的鲸鱼均会受其影响。联合国最近的一份报告给出了减少人为海洋噪音的策略和建议;海洋噪音污染会干扰海洋动物的交流、航游和觅食行为;报告指出了三个主要的人为噪音源:航运、地震气枪勘测和打桩;报告还建议降低船速,使用更安静的海洋地震空气枪,并采用打桩的替代方案。
海洋噪音是一种影响海洋生物生存健康的污染,从微小的浮游生物到巨大的鲸鱼均会受其影响。联合国最近的一份报告给出了减少人为海洋噪音的策略和建议;海洋噪音污染会干扰海洋动物的交流、航游和觅食行为;报告指出了三个主要的人为噪音源:航运、地震气枪勘测和打桩;报告还建议降低船速,使用更安静的海洋地震空气枪,并采用打桩的替代方案。
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