A REVIEW OF PRACTICAL METHODS FOR REDUCING UNDERWATER NOISE POLLUTION FROM LARGE COMMERCIAL VESSELS

Abstract

The paper provides an interesting and rather complete overview of the reasons for reducing shipping noise and the possible ways to achieve this. It is in particular interesting to note that the majority of noise impact is probably caused by the noisiest 10% of ships, and that the ambient noise level in the oceans increased by around 20 dB compared to pre-industrial conditions.