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Reference documents related to the radiated noise of ships

Andrew, R. K., Howe, B. M., Mercer, J. A., & Dzieciuch, M. A. (2002). Ocean ambient sound: Comparing the 1960s with the 1990s for a receiver off the California coast. Acoustics Research Letters Online, 3(2), 65. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1461915

McDonald, M. A., Hildebrand, J. A., Wiggins, S. M., & Ross, D. (2008). A 50 year comparison of ambient ocean noise near San Clemente Island: a bathymetrically complex coastal region off Southern California. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124(4), 1985–1992. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2967889

Secretariat, S. (2009). Quantities and procedures for description and measurement of underwater sound from ships – Part 1: General requirements. American National Standard, ANSI/ASA S, 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-6870(91)90314-8

Williams, R., Wright, A. J., Ashe, E., Blight, L. K., Bruintjes, R., Canessa, R., ... & Wale, M. A. (2015). Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management. Ocean & Coastal Management, 115, 17–24.

Audoly, C., Gaggero, T., Baudin, E., Folegot, T., Rizzuto, E., Mullor, R. S., ... & Kellett, P. (2017). Mitigation of underwater radiated noise related to shipping and its impact on marine life: A practical approach developed in the scope of AQUO project. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 42(2), 373–387.

Kendrick, A., & Terweij, R. (2019). Ship underwater radiated noise patterns. VARD Marine Inc., February, 368-000–001.

Before the MARS Project: previous publications of MARS team members related to navigation noise

Magnier, C., & Gervaise, C. (2020). Acoustic and photographic monitoring of coastal maritime traffic: Influence on the soundscape. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 147(6), 3749–3757.

Aulanier, F., Simard, Y., Roy, N., Gervaise, C., & Bandet, M. (2017). Effects of shipping on marine acoustic habitats in Canadian Arctic estimated via probabilistic modeling and mapping. Marine Pollution Bulletin 125(12), 115–131.

Simard, Y., Roy, N., Gervaise, C., & Giard, S. (2016) Analysis and modeling of 255 source levels of merchant ships from an acoustic observatory along St. Lawrence Seaway. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(3), 2002–2018.

Aulanier, F., Simard, Y., Roy, N., Gervaise, C., & Bandet, M. (2016), Spatial-temporal exposure of blue whale habitats to shipping noise in the St. Lawrence system. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2016/090. vi + 26 p.

Gervaise, C., Aulanier, F., Simard, Y., & Roy, N. (2015) Mapping probability of shipping sound exposure level. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 137(6), EL429-EL435

Gervaise, C., Simard, Y., Roy. N., Kinda, B., & Ménard, N. (2012) Shipping noise in whale habitat: Characteristics, sources, budget, and impact on belugas in Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park hub. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132(1), 76–89.

Simard, Y., Lepage, R., & Gervaise, C. (2010) Anthropogenic sound exposure of marine mammals from seaways: Estimates for Lower St. Lawrence Seaway, eastern Canada. Applied Acoustics, 71(11), 1093–1098.

During the MARS Project: publications of MARS team members related to navigation noise (2021-2024)