Underwater noise pollution also disturbs fish, study suggests

Plastics and oil aren’t the only types of pollution having a negative impact on fish.

According to a new study entitled Sound the Alarm, noise is also a growing problem for the aquatic animals.

“In terms of fish behaviour and physiology, it’s negative responses across the board,” said Kieran Cox, a doctoral student at the University of Victoria.

Cox and fish ecologist, Francis Juanes, led the collaborative team that conducted the research, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Global Change Biology. 

They reviewed 42 studies involving human-caused