The coast of Liguria-Provence is an area much used by cruise ships, ferries, tankers and other ‘mastodons’ of the seas. These ships are very noisy and can have an impact on the local wildlife.
One of the mission’s objectives is to study this noise pollution on a large spatial and temporal scale. The recordings will allow the teams to measure the reaction of the large sounders to this noise disturbance and their ability to adapt to it during the diving sequence.
The study will thereby help to determine the preferred areas and hunting strategies of these cetaceans. These information elements based on a precise study will make it possible to provide recommendations to ships so that they can adapt their cruising speed.