Noise pollution underwater has been likened to a nightclub with seals and porpoises having to ‘shout’ at each other to be heard, according to new research.
Pile-drivers that bash huge columns into the seabed to create platforms for offshore turbines are damaging the hearing of seals and porpoises,
Noise regulations need to be updated to protect sea creatures against a rising din in the oceans, say conservationists.
