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Mitigating Noise Impacts to Mammals
- Focus Area: Construction and Maintenance Practices
- Status: Archived
- Subcommittee: Environmental Process, Natural Resources
- Cost: $100k-$249k
- Timeframe: 1-2 years
Research Idea Scope
With the advent of the Marine Protection Act, new construction methods are necessary to reduce the underwater noise impacts to mammals. This research would examine alternative construction practices to reduce noise.
Urgency and Payoff
Construction windows may not be adequate as a protection for marrine mammal migrations. The ability to reduce noise from construction would ensure that these important mammal species are protected.
Suggested By:
Rhonda Brooks, Washington State Department of Transportation, (360) 705-7945
Rhonda Brooks, Washington State Department of Transportation, (360) 705-7945
Submitted:
05/09/2012
05/09/2012