Thomsen Frank, Erbe Christine, Hawkins Anthony, Lepper Paul, Popper Arthur N, Scholik-Schlomer Amy, Sisneros Joseph
DHI A/S, Agern Alle 5, 2970, Denmark.
Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia.
J Acoust Soc Am. 2020 Aug;148(2):934. doi: 10.1121/10.0001725.
The effects of anthropogenic (man-made) underwater sound on aquatic life have become an important environmental issue. One of the focal ways to present and to share knowledge on the topic has been the international conference on The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life ("Aquatic Noise"). The conferences have brought together people from diverse interests and backgrounds to share information and ideas directed at understanding and solving the challenges of the potential effects of sound on aquatic life. The papers published here and in a related special issue of Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics present a good overview of the many topics and ideas covered at the meeting. Indeed, the growth in studies on anthropogenic sound since the first meeting in 2007 reflects the increasing use of oceans, lakes, rivers, and other waterways by humans. However, there are still very substantial knowledge gaps about the effects of sound on all aquatic animals, and these gaps lead to there being a substantial need for a better understanding of the sounds produced by various sources and how these sounds may affect animals.
人为（人造）水下声音对水生生物的影响已成为一个重要的环境问题。呈现和分享关于该主题知识的一个重点方式是召开“噪声对水生生物的影响”国际会议（“水生噪声”会议）。这些会议汇聚了来自不同兴趣领域和背景的人们，以分享旨在理解和解决声音对水生生物潜在影响所带来挑战的信息和想法。在此发表的论文以及《声学会议论文集》的相关特刊很好地概述了会议涵盖的众多主题和观点。事实上，自2007年首次会议以来，关于人为声音的研究不断增加，这反映出人类对海洋、湖泊、河流及其他水道的利用日益增多。然而，对于声音对所有水生动物的影响，仍然存在非常大的知识空白，而这些空白导致迫切需要更好地了解各种声源产生的声音以及这些声音可能如何影响动物。
