Noise Footprint: A Proposal Within the Framework of FP7 AQUO Project to Define a Goal Based Approach Towards the Reduction of Underwater Radiated Noise From Shipping

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive has officially stated as soon as 2008 the anthropogenic noise due to shipping were to be mitigated. The policy makers, the yards and the ship owners still strongly rely on the expert studies and guidelines to find the appropriate methodology to assess and then mitigate the acoustic pollution impact shipping on the marine biota. To address this issue, the project AQUO