Cephalopods experience massive acoustic trauma from noise pollution in the oceans

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Cephalopods experience massive acoustic trauma from noise pollution in the oceans

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Noise pollution in the oceans has been shown to cause physical and behavioral changes in marine life, especially in dolphins and whales, which rely on sound for daily activities. However, low frequency sound produced by large scale, offshore activities is also suspected to have the capacity to cause harm to other marine life as well.

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Squid and octopuses experience massive acoustic trauma from noise pollution in the oceans

sciencedaily.com — “Noise pollution has been shown to cause physical and behavioral changes in marine life, especially in dolphins and whales, which rely on sound for daily activities. Now a new study found that squid, octopus and cuttlefish exhibited massive acoustic trauma in the form of severe lesions in their auditory structures following exposure to low frequency sound.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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