3^rd Oceanoise Asia

Nov. 9-13, 2020, Sanya, Hainan Province, China

Extensivemarine engineering works are occurring in Asian waters, where there is high marine biodiversity. Maritime constructions, offshore wind power installations, underwater mining, shipping, fisheries, and geological studies produce a wide variety of noises in the water. Cetaceans, pinnipeds, fishes, cephalopods and crustaceans could be affected by the exposure to underwater noises. At this moment, baseline information on ecologically important marine organisms, and proposed scientific standards of noise impact on these marine organisms is still quite limited within Asian waters. Reliable ocean noise measurements and an evaluation of its effects in coastal and deep waters are needed.

The Oceanoise Asia symposium focuses on existing and available knowledge on physiology, ecology and behavior of ecologically important marine organisms, physical and biological sound measurement and biological noise response observations. The 3^rd Oceanoise Asia aims at promoting scientific research and awareness about the impacts of noise on the marine organisms in Asian waters.

Keywords: soundscape, underwater ambient noise, man-made noise, noiseimpacts, physiology, ecology and behavior of marine organisms.