Objective
DeuteroNoise is an international collaborative and interdisciplinary project whose the main goal is to contribute to reach the GES of European seas and oceans, within the MSFD Director 11, by characterizing noise pollution caused by maritime traffic in selected sites of the North Adriatic Sea, Lagune of Venice, Barcelona shore, North Sea, and Black Sea, and testing its effects on animal behavior, nervous system and sensory organs, immune system, and resilience in MIDs.
To reach this goal, the consortium, formed by a team of experienced researchers from several countries and with diverse backgrounds, will undertake a comprehensive analysis of noise level caused by maritime traffic in the selected sites and will analyze from different points of view a panel of ecological relevant invertebrate species. Information and data generated in this project will contribute to building mathematical links in the form of a multiscale model, able to simulate noise pollution and guide decisional policies to reach the GES.Work Packages (WPs) with specific objectives and tasks will be dedicated to distinctively develop a holistic approach by combining field data with laboratory experiments.
Results:
- Obtaining data in collaboration with international partners regarding the noise resulting from maritime traffic in noise-polluted areas and non-polluted areas (marine protected areas).
- Obtaining laboratory data, in collaboration with international partners, regarding the impact of noise on the behavioral changes of marine invertebrates.
- Map of interested stakeholders.
- Technical recommendations regarding the mitigation of noise produced by maritime traffic.
- Stakeholder involvement in the decision-making process on the noise mitigation measures needed to reach the SEB (D11) of European sea basins.