COVID-19 lockdown did not lead to quieter offshore ocean, research shows
Published Date: 11/4/2022
Source: sciencedaily.com
Life on land may have quieted down during the height of the pandemic, but far offshore the Atlantic Ocean was just as active as ever according to a new study. Researchers found that there was no significant change in the continental shelf's underwater soundscape during the year 2020 -- a surprising contrast to earlier reports of quieter coastal waters during that same timeframe.