global environmental legislation guide - National Marine ...

Issues for the recreational marine and superyacht industries:Often “navigation and/or shipping” are automatically associated with affecting marinemammals and/or other species, including fish.To respond to this, we need solid data, information and knowledge:It is difficult to mount a defence without information. If we have to rely on assertion – ‘Youare noisy’ - and counter assertion – ‘We are not’ - the loudest voice will win, and there aresome loud voices out there. We need evidence for an informed debate.There is a lag of data, information and knowledge of underwater noise.The UN, IMO, ISO and the European commission recognised the importance of relevant dataand knowledge. The US and EU stimulate studies regarding underwater noise.48