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NOAA: Black Sea Bass Sensitive to Ocean Noise in Wind Energy Development Areas
October 27, 2020
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story:

Scientists looking at the effects of underwater pile driving and construction noise on sea life have found that black sea bass can hear these sounds. The noise may interfere with their natural behavior.

Their study is the first to look at the impact of ocean noise on this fish species. It found that younger fish were more sensitive to sounds than o . . .

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