The Defeaning Sound of The Seas
Published on: September 25th, 2004
Modified on: September 25th, 2004
The world's oceans are now so saturated with noise that whales and other marine mammals are dying, biologists say.
The UK's Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society is launching a campaign, Oceans of Noise, to tackle what it says is the increasing problem of noise pollution.
It says key sources of undersea noise are the search for oil and gas, and the use of low-frequency military sonars.
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