MB FUTURE SCIENCE BRIEF 
A BRIEF HISTORY OF 
UNDERWATER 1982 
NOISE Adoption of UNCLOS 
1985 
Adoption of EU Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 
LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, PROJECTS, 
INITIATIVES AND KEY PUBLICATIONS 
IN UNDERWATER NOISE 
1992 
Adoption of EU Habitats Directive 
2004 
:irst ACCOBAMS resolution on noise 
2008 
Adoption of EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive 
CBD and CMS adopt resolutions on noise 
Sirst mandatory threshold in approvals for pllina noise 
2009 
First ASCOBANS resolution on noise 
TNO Standard for measurement and monitoring of underwater noise 
BSH mensuring instructions for noise from offshare wind farm 
2013 
3SH measuring specification for effectiveness of noise contro‘ 
HELCOM agreement on underwater nolse 
2014 
IMO guidelines on ship noise 
NPL 9g00d practice guide on underwater noise measurement 
2006 
E&P Sound and Marine Life Joint Industry Partnership starts 
2007 
Dublication of Southall et al. Marine mammMal Noise exposurk 
criteria: Initial scientific recommendations 
2008 
Publication of first EMB position paper on noise 
2009 
ISPAR overview of the impact of anthropogenic underwater sounc 
2010 
ask Group 11 report on underwater noise (MSFD) 
2012 
ZU TG Noise group established 
SONIC, AQUO and BIAS projects start 
2014 
BIAS standard for underwater noise measurement 
HELCOM Baltic underwater noise roadmap 2015-2017 published 
Duhlication of Popper et al. sound exposure quidelines for fishes and sea turtles 
2015 
International Quiet Ocean Experiment starts 
OSPAR impulsive noise registry published 
ACCOBAMS overview of noise hotsnats project launcher 
2016 
SO standard for determination of source levels from 
deen water measurements nuhlished 
2017 
ISO standard for underwater acoustic terms publishec 
ISO standard for measurement of pile driving noise publishec 
JIN SPEC standard far offshore wind farm in situ determinatior 
2020 
Canadian proposal to review IMO guidelines 
Jean sound recagnized as Essential Ocean Variable 
2017 
QuietMED project starts 
Sirst OSPAR multi-year impulsive noise assessment publishec 
2018 
JOMOPANS project starts 
UN Secretary-General report on underwater noise 
2019 
JONAS and QuietMED2 projects start 
ICES working group on shipping impacts in the marine environment starts 
Publication of Southall et af. Marine mamma] noise exposure riterin 
IJndated scientific recommendations 
2020 
EMB working group on underwater noise starts 
JPI Oceans approved activity on underwater noise 
EC Horizon Europe Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2u30 
document refers to underwater noise 
UN Ocean Decade implementation plan refers to underwater noise 
2021 
SATURN, Quiet Seas and Harmonize projects start 
Dılblication of EMB Future Seience Brief on underwater nols- 
Figure 7. Timeline of European-centric legal developments, projects, pubhcations and initiatives in underwater noise. The left-hand side presents key legal 
developments at international (green), regional (orange), European (light blue) and national (dark blue) level. The riaht-hand side presents important projects, 
aublications and initiatives, with colours again refernng to the same levels