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

Geoscience Australia, in collaboration with Curtin University and CSIRO, provides an updated critical review synthesizing scientific studies on the potential impacts of marine seismic surveys on marine life. The document is a PDF literature review summarizing over 70 peer-reviewed studies, with a focus on informing Australian environmental management. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Informing environmental impact assessments based on synthesized evidence of seismic noise effects.
• Guiding multidisciplinary research design based on identified knowledge gaps and recommended measures.
• Supporting the development of sound exposure standards based on the review's critical analysis of terminology and measurement.
• Modeling population-level consequences for fisheries based on the review's synthesis of individual organism impacts.

Strengths

• Synthesizes findings from over 70 peer-reviewed scientific studies.
• Represents an updated review incorporating research from the four years preceding its 2026 update.
• Produced in collaboration with authoritative institutions Geoscience Australia, Curtin University, and CSIRO.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a PDF literature review; underlying raw datasets or column-level data are unavailable.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The geographic focus of the synthesized studies is not explicitly stated, though the review is intended for Australian government use.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Critical synthesis of recently published scientific literature.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:28:06.973476

Geography

Australia (implied primary audience and management context)