ASA S3/SC1.4 TR-2014 Sound Exposure Guidelines for Fishes and Sea Turtles: A Technical Report prepared by ANSI-Accredited Standards Committee S3/SC1 and registered with ANSI

• Main Authors: Popper, Arthur N. (Author), Hawkins, Anthony D. (Author), Fay, Richard R. (Author), Mann, David A. (Author), Bartol, Soraya (Author), Carlson, Thomas J. (Author), Coombs, Sheryl (Author), Ellison, William T. (Author), Gentry, Roger L. (Author), Halvorsen, Michele B. (Author), Løkkeborg, Svein (Author), Rogers, Peter H. (Author), Southall, Brandon L. (Author), Zeddies, David G. (Author), Tavolga, William N. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Oceanography,
• Subjects: Environment.; Oceanography.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Acoustics.; Noise control.; Noise Control.

This Technical Report presents the outcome of a Working Group that was established to determine broadly applicable sound exposure guidelines for fishes and sea turtles. After consideration of the diversity of fish and sea turtles, guidelines were developed for broad groups of animals, defined by the...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Aquatic Organisms of Concern
• 3. Hearing – A General Overview
• 4. Classification of Fishes and Sea Turtles with Respect to Sound Exposure Risk
• 5. Effects of Sound Exposure
• 6. The Nature of Man-Made Sound
• 7. Sound Exposure Guidelines
• 8. Research Recommendations
• 9. Summary and Conclusions.