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Selected characteristics of shipping noise at the fairway of the Gdynia Harbour

pp. 203-214, vol. 18, 2015

Zygmunt Klusek
Institute of Oceanology PAS, Sopot, Poland

Joanna Szczucka
Institute of Oceanology PAS, Sopot, Poland

Daria Mróz
Port of Gdynia Authority S.A., Gdynia, Poland

Key words: Baltic Sea; anthropogenic underwater noise; shipping

Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate the possible impact of shipping noise on marine fauna in the vicinity of the Gdynia Harbour. Measurements were performed in the area at a distance of 0.2 NM from the fairway. For this purpose, statistics of Sound Pressure Level (SPL), Sound Exposure Level (SEL), and Power Spectral Density (PSD) were evaluated. Some specific changes of the ambient and shipping noise spectra are given in examples.

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