Start Date 01/01/2024 - End Date 31/12/2027

Underwater noise generated by anthropic activities pollutes natural marine soundscapes, can pose a serious threat to aquatic wildlife, and may have adverse effects on blue growth. However, despite its significance, underwater noise pollution remains largely misunderstood and poorly assessed due to limited research tools and methods.

The MSCA-funded SEASOUNDS project aims to investigate marine soundscapes, enhancing their characterisation and assessment to improve underwater noise mitigation solutions. SEASOUNDS is designed to bridge existing knowledge gaps concerning the understanding, characterization and modelling of the entire underwater noise propagation chain, from the noise source (e.g., offshore foundation installation, UXO disposal, shipping) to the marine animal (e.g., marine mammals, fish, invertebrates). Its methodological approach relies on concepts, models, and tools from various scientific disciplines (e.g., acoustics, seismology, mechanics, marine biology). The main goal of SEASOUNDS is to better characterize and predict marine soundscapes, to develop optimal underwater noise mitigation solutions, and improve the decision-making and standards setting for a sustainable Blue Growth limiting the impact on marine wildlife.

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