Proof of concept for distributing underwater noise mapping through EMODnet physics portal

Folegot, Thomas; Levaufre, Arnaud; André, Michel; Van der Schaar, Mike Connor Roger Malcolm; Río Fernández, Joaquín del; Gorringe, Patrick; Novellino, Antonio

doi:10.5821/iwp.2018.20.14821

Abstract

Underwater noise has been significantly raising in the past decades due to an increment of human-related activities in the oceans such as shipping, industrial activities, seismic explorations, coastal developments, etc. As recognized by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), these activities may have adverse effects on fish and mammals, such as communications masking and modifying predator–prey interactions, or, for the most intense noise sources, direct temporary or permanent physiological damage. In order to assess and limit the impact of these, the European Commission approved the Marine Strategy Framework Directive which aims to achieve a good environmental status in European waters. Within this directive different environmental challenges are addressed, including the long-term monitoring of underwater noise throughout European waters. EMODnet Physics is one of the European Marine Observation and Data network thematic portals, which is currently providing access physical parameters of the oceans. Quonops Online Services is an online and on-demand underwater noise prediction system (qos.quiet-oceans.com) that provides with global statistical maps of both natural and anthropogenic components of the underwater noise. Quonops has been successfully experimented to fulfil the requirements of the MSFD during the BIAS Life+ funded project to provide regional underwater noise mapping of the Baltic Sea. The feasibility of the connection between Quonops and EMODNet platforms together with the LIDO (Listen to Deep Ocean) network of underwater sound monitoring network has been demonstrated through periodic and automatic delivery of monthly noise maps. This multi-platform technological innovation forms a major step forward towards an operational service dedicated to the operational survey of underwater noise at regional scales.

Proof of concept for distributing underwater noise mapping through EMODnet physics portal

Author: Folegot, Thomas,Levaufre, Arnaud,André, Michel,Van der Schaar, Mike Connor Roger Malcolm,Río Fernández, Joaquín del,Gorringe, Patrick,Novellino, Antonio

Publisher: SARTI

Year: 2018

DOI: 10.5821/iwp.2018.20.14821

Source: https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/2117/126713/1/ID15.pdf

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ID15- PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTING UNDERWATER NOISE MAPPING THROUGH EMODNET
PHYSICS PORTAL
Thomas Folego 125, A naud Le au e126, Michel And é103, Mike an de Schaa 104, Joaquin Del Rio Fe nandez129, Pa ick Go inge54 and An onio
No ellino55
Abs ac
Unde wa e noise has been signi ican ly aising in he pas decades due o an
inc emen o human- ela ed ac i i ies in he oceans such as shipping, indus ial
ac i i ies, seismic explo a ions, coas al de elopmen s, e c. As ecognized by he
Ma ine S a egy F amewo k Di ec i e (MSFD), hese ac i i ies may ha e ad e se
e ec s on ish and mammals, such as communica ions masking and modi ying
p eda o –p ey in e ac ions, o , o he mos in ense noise sou ces, di ec empo-
a y o pe manen physiological damage.
In o de o assess and limi he impac o hese, he Eu opean Commission ap-
p o ed he Ma ine S a egy F amewo k Di ec i e which aims o achie e a good
en i onmen al s a us in Eu opean wa e s. Wi hin his di ec i e di e en en i on-
men al challenges a e add essed, including he long- e m moni o ing o unde -
wa e noise h oughou Eu opean wa e s.
EMODne Physics is one o he Eu opean Ma ine Obse a ion and Da a ne wo k
hema ic po als, which is cu en ly p o iding access physical pa ame e s o he
oceans. Quonops Online Se ices is an online and on-demand unde wa e noise
p edic ion sys em (qos.quie -oceans.com) ha p o ides wi h global s a is ical
maps o bo h na u al and an h opogenic componen s o he unde wa e noise.
Quonops has been success ully expe imen ed o ul il he equi emen s o he
MSFD du ing he BIAS Li e+ unded p ojec o p o ide egional unde wa e
noise mapping o he Bal ic Sea.
The easibili y o he connec ion be ween Quonops and EMODNe pla o ms
oge he wi h he LIDO (Lis en o Deep Ocean) ne wo k o unde wa e sound
moni o ing ne wo k has been demons a ed h ough pe iodic and au oma ic
deli e y o mon hly noise maps. This mul i-pla o m echnological inno a ion
o ms a majo s ep o wa d owa ds an ope a ional se ice dedica ed o he op-
e a ional su ey o unde wa e noise a egional scales.
Keywo ds – Ma ine S a egy F amewo k Di ec i e, Ocean Noise, Noise Map, Noise
Modelling, Noise Moni o ing
Fig. 1: S a is ical noise map o sho e Ba celona a ound he OBSEA moni o ing s a ion in July 2018. The
map ep esen he 10 h exceedance le els, indica ing ha he e ec i e noise is equal o highe han he
le els ep esen ed o 10% o he ime, i.e. 3.1 days in July.