Peer-reviewed
scientific studies on the
impacts of ocean noise on marine
living resources,
submitted pursuant to paragraph
107 of General Assembly
resolution 61/222
Updated on 31
January 2018
The General Assembly in paragraph
107 of its resolution 61/222 on
"Oceans and the law of the sea",
adopted on 20 December 2006:
"Encourages
further studies and consideration
of the impacts of ocean noise on
marine living resources, and
requests the Division to compile
the peer-reviewed scientific
studies it receives from Member
States and to make them available
on its website."
The
Division for Ocean Affairs and the
Law of the Sea in a note verbale
dated 14 March 2007, informed all
Member States of the procedure for
the submission to the Division of
the peer-reviewed scientific
study(ies) referred to in
paragraph 107 of resolution
61/222.
In paragraph 120 of its resolution
62/215 on "Oceans and the law of
the sea", adopted on 22 December
2007, the General Assembly:
"[Encouraged] further studies and
consideration of the impacts of
ocean noise on marine living
resources, and [requested] the
Division to continue to compile
the peer-reviewed scientific
studies it receives from Member
States and, as appropriate, to
make them, or references and links
to them, available on its
website." This mandate was
extended through resolution 64/71
to include intergovernmental
organizations, and the request has
been renewed annually, most
recently in resolution 71/257.
Below are the links to
submissions sent by Member
States and international
organizations to the Division.
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| State |
Submission
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Belgium |
By
letter dated 29 June
2007, the Government
of Belgium
transmitted to the
Division a list of
peer-reviewed
scientific studies
on the impacts of
ocean noise on
marine living
resources. Click
here to view
the list.
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| Germany |
By
letters dated 1
August 2017 and 7
September 2017 the
Government of
Germany transmitted
to the Division
three lists of
peer-reviewed
scientific studies
on the impacts of
ocean noise on
marine living
resources.
List
1
List
2
List
3
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| United
States of America |
By
communications
dated 20 November
2007 and 11
January 2018, the
Government of the
United States of
America
transmitted to the
Division lists of
peer-reviewed
scientific studies
on the impacts of
ocean noise on
marine living
resources.
List
of 20 November
2007
List
of 11 January
2018
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| Organization |
Submission
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| ACCOBAMS |
List
of peer-reviewed
scientific studies
on the impacts of
ocean noise on
marine living
resources submitted
by the Permanent
Secretariat of the
Agreement on the
Conservation of
Cetaceans of the
Black Sea,
Mediterranean Sea
and Contiguous
Atlantic Area
pursuant to
paragraph 162 of
General Assembly
resolution 64/71 of
4 December 2009.
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| CMS |
By
letter dated 8
August 2017 the
secretariat of the
Convention on
Migratory Species
submitted to the
Division an academic
bibliography of
peer-reviewed
studies on marine
species and ocean
noise. Click
here to view the
CMS list.
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| IOC-UNESCO |
By
letter dated 20
October 2017 the
Intergovernmental
Oceanographic
Commission of the
United Nations
Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural
Organization
submitted to the
Division a list of
references provided
by the Scientific
Committee on Oceanic
Research on the
topic of sound in
the ocean and its
impacts on marine
organisms. Click
here to view the
IOC-UNESCO list.
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