Scientific Data (Mar 2023)
First assessment of underwater sound levels in the Northern Adriatic Sea at the basin scale
- Antonio Petrizzo,
- Andrea Barbanti,
- Giulia Barfucci,
- Mauro Bastianini,
- Ilaria Biagiotti,
- Sofia Bosi,
- Michele Centurelli,
- Robert Chavanne,
- Antonio Codarin,
- Ilaria Costantini,
- Marinela Cukrov Car,
- Vlado Dadić,
- Francesco M. Falcieri,
- Raffaela Falkner,
- Giulio Farella,
- Mario Felli,
- Christian Ferrarin,
- Thomas Folegot,
- Roger Gallou,
- Daphnie Galvez,
- Michol Ghezzo,
- Aleksandra Kruss,
- Iole Leonori,
- Stefano Menegon,
- Hrvoje Mihanović,
- Stipe Muslim,
- Alice Pari,
- Sauro Pari,
- Marta Picciulin,
- Grgur Pleslić,
- Marko Radulović,
- Nikolina Rako-Gospić,
- Davide Sabbatini,
- Giulia Soldano,
- Jarosław Tęgowski,
- Tihana Vučur-Blazinić,
- Predrag Vukadin,
- Jakub Zdroik,
- Fantina Madricardo
Affiliations
- Antonio Petrizzo
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Andrea Barbanti
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Giulia Barfucci
- ARPA FVG — Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Mauro Bastianini
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Ilaria Biagiotti
- CNR-National Research Council, IRBIM -Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, SS Ancona, Largo Fiera della Pesca
- Sofia Bosi
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Michele Centurelli
- CNR-National Research Council, IRBIM -Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, SS Ancona, Largo Fiera della Pesca
- Robert Chavanne
- Quiet Oceans, Bâtiment Cap Ocean, Technopôle Brest-Iroise
- Antonio Codarin
- ARPA FVG — Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Ilaria Costantini
- CNR-National Research Council, IRBIM -Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, SS Ancona, Largo Fiera della Pesca
- Marinela Cukrov Car
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Vlado Dadić
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR)
- Francesco M. Falcieri
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Raffaela Falkner
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Giulio Farella
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Mario Felli
- CNR-National Research Council, INM - Institute of Marine Engineering
- Christian Ferrarin
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Thomas Folegot
- Quiet Oceans, Bâtiment Cap Ocean, Technopôle Brest-Iroise
- Roger Gallou
- Quiet Oceans, Bâtiment Cap Ocean, Technopôle Brest-Iroise
- Daphnie Galvez
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Michol Ghezzo
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Aleksandra Kruss
- NORBIT Poland
- Iole Leonori
- CNR-National Research Council, IRBIM -Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies, SS Ancona, Largo Fiera della Pesca
- Stefano Menegon
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Hrvoje Mihanović
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR)
- Stipe Muslim
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR)
- Alice Pari
- Fondazione Cetacea Onlus
- Sauro Pari
- Fondazione Cetacea Onlus
- Marta Picciulin
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- Grgur Pleslić
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Marko Radulović
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Nikolina Rako-Gospić
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Davide Sabbatini
- Fondazione Cetacea Onlus
- Giulia Soldano
- ARPA FVG — Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Jarosław Tęgowski
- Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk
- Tihana Vučur-Blazinić
- Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation
- Predrag Vukadin
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (IOR)
- Jakub Zdroik
- Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk
- Fantina Madricardo
- CNR-National Research Council, ISMAR - Institute of Marine Sciences in Venice
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02033-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
Abstract The protection of marine habitats from human-generated underwater noise is an emerging challenge. Baseline information on sound levels, however, is poorly available, especially in the Mediterranean Sea. To bridge this knowledge gap, the SOUNDSCAPE project ran a basin-scale, cross-national, long-term underwater monitoring in the Northern Adriatic Sea. A network of nine monitoring stations, characterized by different natural conditions and anthropogenic pressures, ensured acoustic data collection from March 2020 to June 2021, including the full lockdown period related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Calibrated stationary recorders featured with an omnidirectional Neptune Sonar D60 Hydrophone recorded continuously 24 h a day (48 kHz sampling rate, 16 bit resolution). Data were analysed to Sound Pressure Levels (SPLs) with a specially developed and validated processing app. Here, we release the dataset composed of 20 and 60 seconds averaged SPLs (one-third octave, base 10) output files and a Python script to postprocess them. This dataset represents a benchmark for scientists and policymakers addressing the risk of noise impacts on marine fauna in the Mediterranean Sea and worldwide.
