Marine Seismic Survey Impacts on Fish and Invertebrates: Updated Literature Review

Geoscience Australia's updated literature review synthesizes over 70 peer-reviewed studies on the effects of seismic survey noise on marine life. The document, produced in collaboration with Curtin University and CSIRO, critically examines research from the past four years to inform Australian government policy. It highlights advances in experimental design and identifies key gaps in understanding population-level impacts.

Use Cases

• Informing environmental impact assessments for offshore oil and gas projects based on the reviewed scientific evidence.
• Designing multidisciplinary research on key marine species based on the identified knowledge gaps.
• Developing standards for sound exposure measurement based on the review's recommendations.
• Modeling population and ecosystem consequences of anthropogenic noise based on the synthesized findings.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Data is presented as a PDF literature review, not as structured, machine-readable data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with Curtin University and CSIRO.

Collection Method

Critical synthesis of published scientific literature.

Time Range

Covers studies up to the date of the update, with a focus on research from the preceding four years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:45:18.749536; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily informs Australian government policy, but the reviewed studies are likely international.