Noise from pile driving during offshore wind turbine construction could be damaging the hearing of harbour seals around the UK, researchers have found. They say more research is needed on how noise affects marine mammals’ hearing and into engineering solutions to reduce noise levels.
SOURCE: Wind Energy News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.
Offshore wind turbine construction could be putting seals’ hearing at risk
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