Illustration of the ocean soundscape, showing natural and anthropogenic sources of underwater noise. See text at right to download a hi-resolution file for sharing online, or contact for print use.

Mitigation measures to reduce underwater noise.

Today's Ocean Soundscape

This infographic shows today's ocean soundscape, including the many sources of underwater noise in the marine environment. Additional spot illustrations created for the client depict examples of noise mitigation measures, such as rerouting shipping lanes or using bubble curtains to reduce noise pollution.

Created as part of the Joint Framework for Ocean Noise in the Atlantic Seas (JONAS) project, in collaboration with the European Marine Board (EMB), this visual piece supports the Future Science Brief 7: Addressing Underwater Noise in Europe: Current State of Knowledge and Future Priorities. The infographic has also been featured on the European Commission's website as part of discussions on EU-wide limits for underwater noise.

The infographic is available for non-commercial use under a CC-BY-NC-ND license. For educational purposes, feel free to reach out to me at amyedozier @ gmail.com for a print-ready file. For digital use, you can download a high-resolution file here.

Please cite as either:

1. Dozier, A., European Marine Board, JONAS Project. (2021). The Ocean Soundscape. Available at https://www.amydozier.com/todays-ocean-soundscape.

2. Illustration by Amy Dozier, in Thomsen, F., Mendes, S., Bertucci, F., Breitzke, M., Ciappi, E., Cresci, A. Debusschere, E., Ducatel, C., Folegot, F., Juretzek, C., Lam, F-P., O’Brien, J., dos Santos, M. E. (2021) Addressing underwater noise in Europe: Current state of knowledge and future priorities. Kellett, P., van den Brand, R., Alexander, B., Muniz Piniella, A., Rodriguez Perez, A., van Elslander, J., Heymans, J. J. [Eds.] Future Science Brief 7 of the European Marine Board, Ostend, Belgium. ISSN: 2593-5232. ISBN: 9789464206104. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5534224.