N° 7 2021 
European Marine Board IVZW Future Science Brief 7 
This Future Science Brief is a result of the work of the European Marine Board Expert Working 
Group on Underwater Noise. See Annex 1 for the list and affıliations of the Working Group 
members. 
Working Group Chairs 
Frank Thomsen, Sönia Mendes 
Contributing Authors 
Frederic Bertucci, Monika Breitzke, Elena Ciappi, Alessandro Cresci, Elisabeth Debusschere, Cecile Ducatel, 
Thomas Folegot, Carina Juretzek, Frans-Peter Lam, Joanne O’Brien, Manuel E. dos Santos 
Series Editor 
Sheila J. J. Heymans 
Publication Editors 
Kellett, P., van den Brand, R., Alexander, B., Muniz Piniella, A., Rodriguez Perez, A., van Elslander, J., Heymans, J. J. 
External Reviewers 
Michael Ainslie, Rene Dekeling, Catriona Harris, Craig Radford 
Internal review process 
The content of this Future Science Brief has been subject to internal review, editorial support and approval by the 
European Marine Board Member Organizations. 
Suggested reference 
Thomsen, F., Mendes, S., Bertucci, F,, Breitzke, M., Ciappli, E., Cresci, A. Debusschere, E., Ducatel, C., Folegot, F., Juretzek, 
C., Lam, F-P,, O’Brien, J., dos Santos, M. E. (2021) Addressing underwater noise in Europe: Current state of knowledge 
and future priorities. Kellett, P., van den Brand, R., Alexander, B., Muniz Piniella, A., Rodriguez Perez, A., van Elslander, J., 
Heymans, J. J. [Eds.] Future Science Brief 7 of the European Marine Board, Ostend, Belgium. ISSN: 2593-5232. 
ISBN: 9789464206104. DO!: 10.5281/zenodo.5534224. 
www.marineboard.eu 
ınfo@marineboard.eu 
Design and cover image 
Zoeck 
We acknowledge the work of Amy Dozier in designing and creating the infographics in Chapters 2 and 4, with the support 
af the JONAS Project and the SATURN project, in collaboration with the Furopean Marine Board. 
First edition, October 2021