New Publication on Modelling Sound Particle Motion in Shallow Water
It has been a very busy New Year for us here at SATURN HQ, and we are closing out this January on a high with the exciting announcement...
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Full-scale URN Measurements Report
To celebrate the start of 2024, we are sharing our newest report with you! This report is a public deliverable for the SATURN project and...
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Dec 6, 20231 min read
Animated Video: Slowing Down Vessels Can Lead to Much Quieter Oceans
The noise pollution made by ships can disrupt the ability of marine mammals to locate food, detect predators, and communicate. The good...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
New paper on harbour porpoise exposure to shipping noise
Just how much shipping noise are harbour porpoises exposed to — and how does it affect their behaviour? In a new paper, SATURN researcher...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
Downloadable Poster for Students and Classrooms on Ocean Sound
We’re very excited to share with you a poster for classrooms about sound and the ocean! This poster explains concepts such as frequency,...
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Oct 31, 20232 min read
Testing a New Propeller Design in France (+ Video!)
The Trochoidal Concept Underwater radiated noise isn’t just produced by large container ships, it’s also produced smaller boats and...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Testing Educational Materials About Vessel Noise with Students
Last week we held an inspiring day at the school by the sea! For six hours, a class of 17 year old students explored the fascinating...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read
Webinar on Marine Mammals and Vessel Noise with DOSITS
UPDATE The webinar is now available to watch in full on Vimeo! Catch the replay on DOSITS website at https://dosits.org/decision-makers/w...
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Jul 13, 20232 min read
Creating a Decision Support Tool to Reduce Underwater Noise
A key aspect of SATURN research is assessing which mitigation measures are the most effective and feasible for reducing the harm caused...
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Jun 30, 20234 min read
Mitigating ship noise using bubble injection
This news article is part of Issue 2 of our annual newsletter, which describes our research in 2022. To read more articles describing our...
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Jun 28, 20231 min read
SATURN Research on Euronews Documentary
We’re very excited to be featured in the latest episode of the Euronews ‘Ocean’ docuseries. In this 8-minute episode, learn how the EU is...
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Jun 27, 20231 min read
Listening to Pilot Whales & Shipping Noise
Low-frequency anthropogenic noise caused by shipping activities is disrupting the acoustic environment of marine animals. In this short...
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Jun 27, 20232 min read
Can Marine Spatial Planning effectively mitigate the impacts of underwater noise?
In a new paper published this week in the journal Marine Policy, SATURN researchers from CNR-ISMAR and Quiet-Oceans reviewed both adopted...
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Jun 26, 20231 min read
Watch us on Euronews, 27 June!
SATURN research will be featured in the next episode of the Euronews docuseries ‘Oceans’. Premiering Tuesday 27 June at 20:50 CET, the...
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Jun 22, 20232 min read
Small reductions in cargo vessel speeds lead to much quieter oceans
SATURN researchers Charlotte Rose Findlay, Laia Rojano-Doñate, Jakob Tougaard, Mark P. Johnson, and Peter Teglberg Madsen of Aarhus...
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Jun 12, 20231 min read
Celebrating World Oceans Passive Acoustic Monitoring Day 2023
SATURN joined researchers around the world in celebration of aquatic Passive Acoustic Monitoring for the newly dubbed World Ocean Passive...
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Jun 12, 20232 min read
Urgent International Call for Action to Reduce Human Noise in the Ocean
On World Ocean Day (June 8), a statement on anthropogenic ocean noise was issued from the Scientific Advisory Committee of the OCEANOISE...
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Jun 9, 20231 min read
SATURN is on Substack!
In order to make it easier to learn about SATURN’s activities and research, we’ve created a Substack ‘newsletter’. By subscribing, you’ll...
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Jun 1, 20232 min read
DEPONS Model 3.0 Release
The third public version of the DEPONS model for simulating population effects of noise for harbour porpoises is now available! Version...
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Jun 1, 20231 min read
We’re on the news!
We’re on the news! While in Las Palmas for our third General Assembly, we were fortunate to have a television crew from Radio Televisión...
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