This is the third in a series of four volumes entitled "Summary and Analysis of Cultural Resource Information on the Continental Shelf from the bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras" which were prepared for the Bureau of Land Management by the Institute for Conservation Archeology of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University.

This is the fourth in a series of four volumes entitled "Summary and Analysis of Cultural Resource Information on the Continental Shelf from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras" which were prepared for the Bureau of Land Management by the Institute for Conservation Archeology of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University.

Numerous incidents suggest that man-made sound injures and can kill marine mammals. This book offers an objective look at how ocean noise should be addressed given the lack of regulatory structure and the scientific uncertainty over the effects of noise on marine life. It is an essential text for policymakers, governments and NGOs, biologists, environmental activists, , oceanographers, and those in the shipping, engineering, and offshore oil and gas industries.