under water is very important for marine animals.

Sound to They use sound

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Find mates

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Sound sounds, are not harmful to These of rain, waves, volcanic activities, whale songs, fish barks, sea animals because they are part of groans, cries, toadfish calls, and their natural environment. other sounds emanating from the sea.

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Anthropogenic
Inappropriate ships, boats,and Sound from volume jet frequency of skis, underwateranthropogenic explosions, sounds are harmful to marine military sonar, offshore drillings, animals. guns and other man-made sounds propagating from the coast.
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With a rise in commercial shipping, resource- extraction activities and military-related activities, the ocean is becoming a noisy environment.
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Too much noise under the sea can cause serious acoustic trauma and disrupts the circle of life of marine animals
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Acoustic trauma

is the decrease or loss of hearing ability.

The inner ear of a blue antimora

Without the ability to hear sounds, marine animals would be unable to perform many of the daily activities that are essential to their survival.
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Each of us has a key role in confronting the challenges posed by underwater noise pollution and together we must find the way forward prudent and prompt action.
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/windpower/docs/FirestoneJarvis-acoustic-pollution-reg-07.pdf

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ENJOY THE SOUNDS UNDER THE SEA By Sheilla L. Pamittan BA Linguistics-UP Diliman
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