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August 14, 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications No Comments | Category Marine News from other Organisations
Ship noise puts fish in danger
Noise made by passing ships stops eels from using their survival instincts scientists investigating the effects of man-made noise on fish. The study, published in Global Change Biology, found only 38% of the eels that were exposed to ship noise responded to an ambush from a predator compared to 80% in normal ocean conditions. Even those that did react were 25 per cent slower than normal. The research was funded by Defra and the Natural Environment Research Council.
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