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List of abbreviations 
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ACCOBAMS 
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US 
\QUO 
ASCOBANS 
AUV 
3Z1AS 
3SH 
"BD 
CEDA 
"EEE 
"EFAS 
"AAS 
äS 
Agent Based Models 
Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous 
Atlantic Area 
Acoustic Deterrent Device 
Automatic Identification System 
Achieve Quieter Oceans by Shipping Noise Footprint Reduction project 
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and 
North Seas 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle 
Baltic Sea Information on the Acoustic Soundscape project 
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (Germany) 
Convention for Biological Diversity 
Central Dredging Association 
Controlled Exposure Experiments 
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, UK 
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 
Communication Space 
Computed tomography 
JA 
“US 
Fl 
AO 
ES 
AHG 
AELCOM 
‚.CES 
MO 
‚NR-MED 
3‘ 
‚PCoD 
Environmental Impact Assessment 
Environmental Impact Statement 
European Union 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
Good Environmental Status 
Greenhouse gas 
Commission for the Helsinki Convention 
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 
International Maritime Organization 
Mediterranean Impulsive Noise Register 
International Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 
Interim Population Conseauences of Disturbance