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Scientists say noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritized – CBC.ca

A metastudy to be published in the journal Science shows that humans have drastically altered oceans’ underwater soundscapes, in some cases deafening or disorienting whales,…

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Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn.With rumbling ships, hammering oil drills and booming seismic survey blasts, humans have drastically altered the underwater soundscape  in some cases deafening or disorienting whales, dolphins and other marine mammals that rely on sound to navigate, researchers report in a metastudy to be published Friday by the journal Science that examines…

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