🚨 NEW OPEN ACCESS PAPER! 🔊🐬
Our @JAppliedEcology paper predicted the potential for auditory impairment from acoustic seal deterrents for harbour porpoises within a marine protected area https://t.co/cR5ZYQQ5BD #UnderwaterNoise #Aquaculture #ADDsThread ⬇️(1/7) pic.twitter.com/g3zvcc93jJ
— Charlotte Findlay (@chazz_findlay) June 9, 2021
The Journal of Applied Ecology reported online (9 June 2021):
Read paper in full online here
Our results make evident that noise from ADDs can propagate far beyond the immediate vicinity of aquaculture sites and ADD noise ensonified over 11.8% of the Scottish west coast study area (4/7) pic.twitter.com/fWYQH1BW3A
— Charlotte Findlay (@chazz_findlay) June 9, 2021
Greater than 23% of the Inner Hebrides and Minches Harbour Porpoise Special Area of Conservation was ensonified by ADD noise exceeding levels defined for Temporary Threshold Shifts (TTS) by the NMFS (2018) (6/7) pic.twitter.com/JaPmBEwCjk
— Charlotte Findlay (@chazz_findlay) June 9, 2021
Fish Farmer reported (9 June 2021):
The “wall of sound” created by acoustic deterrent devices used by salmon farms across Scotland could harm porpoises up to 28 km away @chazz_findlay @SAMSoceannews @denrisch @SealifeA @whalesorg @dolmansarahj @MairiMcAllan @marinescotland @JNCC_UK @SSPOsayshttps://t.co/BNP2baHZvA pic.twitter.com/6v6pcUDXTE
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
The Scottish Association of Marine Science reported in a press release (9 June 2021):
❗️New paper❗️
Research by SAMS, led by @chazz_findlay, shows extent of noise from previously used 'seal scarers' at fish farms off Scot west coast.
The authors want cumulative noise to be considered when planning future deterrents. https://t.co/7Juf77kv0K
Pic: Lewis Drysdale pic.twitter.com/wPr3FvdJmz
— Scottish Association for Marine Science (@SAMSoceannews) June 9, 2021
Read more via:
- Fish Farmer: "Seal scarers could harm porpoises, study finds"
- Parliamentary Report: "ADD Use in the Aquaculture Sector"
- Scientific Study into Impact of Low Frequency ADDs Silenced!
- Pulling the Plug on ADD on salmon farms – is turning down the volume enough to comply with the law?
- Sunday Times: "Animal welfare campaigners sound out ban on acoustic seal deterrent"
- Mail On Sunday: "Salmon farmers are 'torturing' porpoises and dolphins with high-pitched noises to protect their stock, campaigners warn"
- Unlicensed use of ADDs in aquaculture is contrary to European Protected Species legislation & completely immoral!
- Daily Record: "Whales and dolphins being 'tortured' by anti-seal scare devices at Scottish fish farms"
- The Guardian: "Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals"
- Caught Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
- The Ferret: "Seal scarers used by fish farms branded 'sonic torture'"
- GenusWave 'Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology' – in compliance with the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act??
- Seal shooting at salmon farms doubles before ban
- Ban on seal shooting must be watertight
- Greens want ban on seal scarers
- BBC Countryfile on ADDs impacting on cetaceans
- Sounding Off On Salmon Farms – Acoustic Deterrent Devices evade Marine Noise Registry
- SARF report 112: "Influences of lower-frequency Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) on cetaceans in Scottish coastal waters"
- The Times: "Noisy fish farms ‘harm other marine life’"
- Mapping widespread and increasing underwater noise pollution from acoustic deterrent devices
- Sounding Off About Scotland's Noisy Salmon Farms – Turn Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices to Protect Cetaceans
- Deafening Impact of Salmon Farms on Cetaceans
- The National: "Warning salmon farm devices could hit wildlife tourism"
- Turning Down the Volume on Salmon Farms is Not Enough: 'Cetacean Friendly' Acoustic Deterrent Devices Still Harm & Must Be Banned
- Cetaceans Sound Alarm On Salmon Farms – new research sparks EC complaint & call to ban Acoustic Deterrent Devices
- Sunday Herald: "Health of whales, dolphins and porpoises put at risk by underwater alarms"
- Noisy Salmon Farms – Switch Off Acoustic Deterrent Devices Now!
Since @scotgov has known about this scientific research since 2017 & knew noise pollution from salmon farms was breaching EU law then why has no legal action been taken? @marinescotland @nature_scot @JNCC_UK @EU_ENV @SAMSoceannews @FerretScot @SSPOsays https://t.co/plFpMdH1pZ https://t.co/tBpfNCyI9q pic.twitter.com/XrW6btAiSP
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021
"This study highlights the potential for auditory impairment from ADD noise to non-target species such as harbour porpoises, at distances exceeding 28 km from aquaculture sites" https://t.co/8coPVZkLFH
Salmon farming harms wildlife! pic.twitter.com/EJfW91Rst0— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 9, 2021