🐋 Are you serenading your mate today?

In the winter, bowhead whale males use their songs to attract a female mate 💙

But noise pollution from shipping & industry makes it harder for #whales to communicate 🔊 #UnderwaterNoise is pollution with a solution 🐋🐳 #WorldWhaleDay

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RT @WWF_Whales: In the winter, bowhead #whale males use their songs to attract a female mate 💙 #ValentinesDay

But human-made racket is drowning out these songs. #UnderwaterNoise has a solution! We can turn down the volume 🔇

Stay tuned for more content #WorldWhaleDay 🐳

🐋 Are you serenading your mate today?

In the winter, bowhead whale males use their songs to attract a female mate 💙

But noise pollution from shipping & industry makes it harder for #whales to communicate 🔊

#UnderwaterNoise is pollution with a solution 🐋🐳

#WorldWhaleDay - WWF Global Arctic Programme

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#UnderwaterNoise pollution impacts on whales who rely on sound to communicate and live 🐳

But awareness is growing among marine managers that underwater noise must be managed for a healthy environment 🔇

In #TheCircleWWF 🔗:
https://t.co/2iJXhCyP3J
https://t.co/2iJXhCyP3J

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The underwater environment is acoustic. Visibility is low, and marine animals rely on sound to communicate and detect prey 🐋

Human-made noise— #UnderwaterNoise an overlooked form of pollution—disturbs these vital processes.

More in #TheCircleWWF 🔗:
https://t.co/2iJXhCyP3J

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For #whales, ships bring risks of:
🚢 Fatal collisions
🔊 #UnderwaterNoise that can hamper their ability to find food, avoid predators and navigate, among other things.

This #TheCircleWWF article explains why we must give the right of way to whales 🔗:
https://t.co/OgenbICl71 https://t.co/yhaId49K66

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From 2013 to 2023:
🚢 37% increase in number of ships entering the Arctic
🚢Distance sailed has doubled

More ship traffic = more underwater noise 🔊

WWF #Arctic's Melanie Lancaster is at @IMOHQ's #MEPC83 and spoke about the impacts of #UnderwaterNoise 👇

Important international talks are underway this week focussed on cutting shipping emissions and protecting the marine environment #IMO #MEPC83

WWF's Melanie Lancaster spoke on the first day about the need to reduce underwater noise

Find out more: https://t.co/RHgc1HeFAv https://t.co/wXcKLlTfea - WWF International media team

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Underwater noise in the #ArcticOcean is expected to quadruple by 2030 🔊

A new @arcticcouncil PAME report forecasts that this surge in #UnderwaterNoise is driven by more ship traffic and dimished sea ice.

Learn more🔗:
https://t.co/K58YxAuHuo https://t.co/YNIdk0SfaP

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New @ArcticCouncil report predicts that #UnderwaterNoise will ⬆️ 4x by 2030

Without action, a noisier #ArcticOcean will:
❄️ Erode the Arctic’s natural soundscape
🐋 Disrupt marine life
🐟 Impact food security for coastal Indigenous Peoples

More 🔗:
https://t.co/erJCJKVzcq https://t.co/x45uZcfCDq

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In cold Arctic waters, even limited shipping activity can have large noise impacts 🔊

New @Arctic Council report forecasts that #UnderwaterNoise is expected to quadruple by 2030 🚢

Learn more about what can be done 🔗:
https://t.co/K58YxAuHuo
https://t.co/K58YxAuHuo

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