Abstract
Concern exists about the potential effects of pile-driving sounds on fish, but evidence is limited, especially for fish larvae. A device was developed to expose larvae to accurately reproduced pile-driving sounds. Controlled exposure experiments were carried out to examine the lethal effects in common sole larvae. No significant effects were observed at zero-to-peak pressure levels up to 210 dB re 1 μPa2 and cumulative sound exposure levels up to 206 dB re 1 μPa2·s, which is well above the US interim criteria for nonauditory tissue damage in fish. Experiments are presently being carried out for European sea bass and herring larvae.
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We thank Olvin van Keeken, Jan van der Heul, Marco Lohman, Ruben Hoek, Ineke Pennock, Corrina Hinrichs, and Tim Huijer for their practical assistance. We thank Dick de Haan, Tobias van Kooten, Frank van den Berg, Michael Ainslie, Arthur Popper, Audrey Geffen, Hans Slabbekoorn, and Arjen Boon for valuable discussions and constructive comments. This research was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment.
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Bolle, L.J. et al. (2016). Effect of Pile-Driving Sounds on the Survival of Larval Fish. In: Popper, A., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 875. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_11
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