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Underwater Monitoring Technology – Sponsored

Underwater acoustic monitoring: safeguarding marine life in harbour expansion projects he world’s ports are expanding at an unprecedented and hunting, exposure to such noise can result in permanent rate. Driven by the rapid growth of offshore wind hearing damage, behavioural disruption, and even physical energy, increasing global trade, and the need to ac- injury or death.

T commodate ever-larger vessels, harbour extension The second type is continuous noise, typically produced by projects have become a cornerstone of modern maritime in- dredging operations and vessel traf