Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Sources of Sound in the Ocean and Long-Term Trends in Ocean Noise; 5 3. Effects of Noise on Marine Mammals; 6 4. Modeling and Databases of Noise in the Marine Environment; 7 5. Findings and Recommendations; 8 References; 9 Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies; 10 Appendix B: Acronym List; 11 Appendix C: Examples of Underwater Acoustic Noise Models; 12 Appendix D: Research Recommendations from Previous NRC Reports; 13 Appendix E: Glossary of Terms; 14 Appendix F: Biological Terms; 15 Color Plates

About the Author

Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals, National Research Council