Towards assessing the impact of anthropogenic sound on fishes: Gaps, perspectives, and a case study of a large floating bridge

Journal Article · 25 May 2023 · Fisheries research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106747 · OSTI ID:1984250

Zang, Xiaoqin  ^[1]; Carlson, Thomas J. ^[1]; Martinez, Jayson J. ^[1]; Lu, Jun ^[1]; Deng, Zhiqun Daniel  ^[2]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Underwater anthropogenic sound can cause physical, physiological, and behavioral impacts on fishes. With the development of marine energy facilities, the impact of man-made underwater sound on fishes has become a growing regulatory concern. Large gaps remain in how to perform an underwater sound assessment. Such gaps mainly reside in scientific evidence, regulatory criteria, sound characterization metrics, sound field modeling, and instrumentation for field measurement. Here, this paper reviewed existing work on underwater sound assessment for fishes to identify critical gaps and provide perspectives on how to deal with these gaps, demonstrated with a case study on the impact of the Hood Canal Bridge traffic sound on migrating steelhead smolts in Washington State, U.S. We also provide perspectives on future research directions to bridge the identified gaps for aquatic ecological assessment.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1984250
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-167026
• Journal Information: Fisheries research, Vol. 265; ISSN 0165-7836
• Publisher: ElsevierCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English