Noise pollution is on its way to becoming another environmental factor the shipping industry will have to get to grips with as emission controls tighten.
The good news is that vessel noise abatement can sit neatly with responses to emissions, such as cutting ship speeds and improving hull design.
Much deepwater sea life depends on sound to communicate, locate food or find mates — abilities that are increasingly being hampered by noise pollution, also known as anthropogenic sound.
