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Radio France Internationale
Environment
Amanda Morrow

Nations vow to cut shipping noise as sea life struggles to be heard

Species like belugas and narwhals, which rely on sound to survive, are changing their behaviour as oceans grow louder. © OceanCare

Marine mammals struggling to feed their young are abandoning key habitats as underwater noise from human activity grows louder – a threat that's now been recognised by dozens of countries in an international push for quieter oceans.

At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice this week, 37 countries led by Canada and Panama signed the first global declaration devoted solely to reducing human-caused ocean noise.

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