@article {SCHNITZLER:2024:0736-2935:5272,
title = "How SATURN is studying the impact of ship noise on the behaviour, health, energetics, and populations of aquatic organisms",
journal = "INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings",
parent_itemid = "infobike://ince/incecp",
publishercode ="ince",
year = "2024",
volume = "270",
number = "6",
publication date ="2024-10-04T00:00:00",
pages = "5272-5280",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0736-2935",
url = "https://ince.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp/2024/00000270/00000006/art00031",
doi = "doi:10.3397/IN_2024_3568",
author = "SCHNITZLER, Joseph G. and AGUILAR DE SOTO, Natacha and ANDR{\’e}, Michel and VAN BENDA-BECKMANN, Sander and CARO, Pablo P. and FINDLAY, Charlotte R. and FRANKISH, Caitlin K. and JOHNSON, Mark and DE JONG, Christ and MADSEN, Peter T. and MARIN, Olivia and NABE-NIELSEN, Jacob and NACHTSHEIM, Dominik A. and ROJANO-DO{\~n}ATE, Laia and RUBIO, Carla and SLABBEKOORN, Hans and SOL{\’e}, Marta and TEILMAN, Jonas and TOUGAARD, Jakob and TE VELDE, Kees and SIEBERT, Ursula",
abstract = "The EU-funded SATURN project contributes to improve our understanding of the effects of ship noise on aquatic animals through several studies. Assessing the effects of underwater noise on aquatic animals is complex due to the diversity of taxa involved, each with their own sound sensitivity
in terms of spectral and temporal aspects, as well as behavioural and physiological sensitivity to acoustic disturbances. To conduct exposure experiments on fish and invertebrates that are sensitive to the particle motion component of sound, we have developed innovative laboratory setups.
Invertebrates are studied in an AQUAVIB exposure chamber, while migratory fish species are studied in a MIGRADOME swimming tunnel. The project also focuses on three marine mammal species: porpoises, pilot whales, and harbour seals. These species provide broad biological coverage of acoustic
specialisations and relevant European habitats. Field data were collected using tags deployed on wild animals and dose-response relationships of marine mammal behaviour and energetics were established as a function of real-world exposure to ship noise. The effects on porpoise population are
assessed using the updated DEPONS model. The results of SATURN will be transferred to stakeholders to inform management actions for the mitigation of the effects of acoustic pollution in marine habitats.",
}