Study shows human sounds may kill fish
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 08:14
in Biology & Nature
Anthropogenic, or human generated, sounds have the potential to significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals - from the individual animal's well-being, right through to its reproduction, migration and even survival of the species. According to a study entitled 'The effects of human-generated sound on fish,' published in Integrative Zoology by Wiley-Blackwell, marine animals could suffer detrimental effects ranging from a loss of hearing to increased stressed levels as a result of environmental noise - in ways not dissimilar to humans and land animals. The study also describes some recent well-controlled experimental studies while highlighting areas for future study...