New Propeller Design Aims to Cut Ocean Noise Pollution Harming Whale Communication
Sourced from 5 publications
- •A newly designed propeller reduces underwater noise by restructuring blade geometry, targeting a major disruptor of whale communication, according to Popular Science.
- •Australian humpback whales face growing injury rates from vessel strikes along busy coastal migration routes, per The Guardian.
- •Argentine scientists are investigating baby whale strandings potentially linked to climate-driven changes in marine conditions, the Independent reports.
- •Cumulative ocean noise pollution alters whale behavior in ways that may compound other threats including collision risk.
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