Descripción del proyecto
Comprender y mitigar la contaminación acústica submarina
El ruido submarino generado por las actividades antrópicas contamina los paisajes sonoros marinos naturales, puede suponer una grave amenaza para la fauna acuática y puede tener efectos adversos sobre el crecimiento azul. Sin embargo, a pesar de su importancia, la contaminación acústica subacuática sigue siendo en gran medida incomprendida y mal evaluada debido a la escasez de herramientas y métodos de investigación. El equipo del proyecto SEASOUNDS, financiado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, pretende investigar los paisajes sonoros marinos y mejorar su caracterización y evaluación con el fin de mejorar las soluciones de mitigación del ruido submarino. El equipo del proyecto pretende incorporar sistemáticamente herramientas de diversas disciplinas, incluida la sismología, para reforzar su investigación y abordar eficazmente las cuestiones pertinentes. Además de sus iniciativas destinadas a optimizar las soluciones de mitigación del ruido, el equipo del proyecto ofrecerá formación a investigadores noveles en el campo de la investigación relacionada con la contaminación acústica y otros conocimientos prácticos pertinentes.
Objetivo
SEASOUNDS aims to better characterize and predict marine soundscapes, in order to provide recommendations for appropriate and proportionate underwater noise mitigation solutions, for improved know-how, decision-making and standards setting for a sustainable Blue Growth limiting the impact on marine wildlife. SEASOUNDS addresses important knowledge gaps related to understanding, characterization and modeling of the entire noise transfer chain, from the noise source (e.g. offshore foundation installation, unexploded ordnance UXO disposal, shipping) to the receiver (whether a technological tool or an animal). SEASOUNDS’ methodological approach is built around the idea that, to address effectively these complex scientific questions, we need to go beyond the underwater acoustics-related approaches.
Thus, SEASOUNDS incorporates concepts, models, and tools from seismology and mechanics to:
(i) develop solutions based on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology to monitor marine mammals and provide information on seabed properties;
(ii) characterize the soundscape of eco-regions where noise pollution is poorly known and hence insufficiently regulated, and highlight the temporal noise dynamics marine life has to face;
(iii) investigate methodology biases on noise assessment, biases being induced either by numerical models or by uncertainties in the environment properties;
(iv) develop efficient physics-driven modeling of noise generation (including seabed vibrations) and propagation in shallow waters;
(v) study the impact of noise and vibrations on marine invertebrates and plants;
(vi) understand the link between exposures of individual animals and the overall quality of the habitat that the animals live in.
SEASOUNDS will train the next generation of professionals with high multidisciplinary, inter-sectoral, and transverse skills, who will comprehend noise pollution issues in a holistic way, and hence be highly valuable for public organizations, policy makers, and stakeholders who have to take science-based decisions.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmarine biology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesgeologyseismology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiodiversity conservation
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesacoustics
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinador
75794 Paris
Francia