Literature Review on Marine Seismic Survey Impacts on Fish and Invertebrates

Geoscience Australia, with Curtin University and CSIRO, published a critical review synthesizing over 70 peer-reviewed studies on the impacts of seismic survey noise. The dataset is an updated PDF literature review, last updated on 2026-04-30, focusing on evidence from the past four years. It addresses research gaps for Australian government and environmental management stakeholders.

Use Cases

• Informing environmental impact assessments for offshore oil and gas exploration based on synthesized scientific evidence.
• Designing field-based before-after-control-impact (BACI) studies based on the review of recent experimental designs.
• Modeling population and ecosystem consequences of anthropogenic noise as recommended by the review.
• Developing standardized terminology and measurement protocols for sound exposure in marine environments.

Strengths

• Synthesizes findings from over 70 peer-reviewed scientific studies.
• Represents an updated review incorporating data from the past four years of research.
• Collaboratively produced by Geoscience Australia, Curtin University, and CSIRO.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a PDF literature review; underlying raw data or column-level details are unavailable.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified despite the 2026 update date, as the core review is from 2017.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data, in collaboration with Curtin University and CSIRO.

Collection Method

Critical synthesis and literature review of published scientific studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:11:17.376176

Geography

Focus is on informing Australian government policy; literature reviewed is likely global.