It’s like waking up one day and having a highway next to your house.”
This is how Dr. Vincent Raoult describes what is happening to sea life as the intrusion of commercial shipping increasingly worsens already stressful marine conditions.
The University of Newcastle professor and colleagues from other research centres have conducted an investigation into the impact of shipping on whales in marine parks.
The noise produced by ships can disrupt communication between marine giants, leading them to become disoriented.
In worst-case scenarios, ships fatally collide with disorientated whales, often without anyone realising.
Protected marine areas are parts of the sea managed to protect biodiversity and support scientific research….