USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

First Advisor

Heather L. Judkins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Publisher

University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Document Type

Thesis

Date Available

2017-09-27

Publication Date

2017

Date Issued

2017-05-02

Abstract

Each year nearly 1.4 billion pounds of trash enter the ocean from either a point source or runoff from the land (NOAA 2011). Yet aside from the land pollution that is produced, there is also a large amount of water pollution that takes place each year. This includes the fishing industry, shipping industry, oil spills, and one of the most underrated one is anthropogenic noise pollution. In 2010, NOAA reported that roughly 39% of America’s population are living in counties directly on the shoreline with an expected increase of an additional 8% by 2020 (NOAA 2010). With more people moving towards the coastlines, this means a potential increase in the number of boats on the water with an increase in noise polluting the coastal marine habitats.

Comments

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the University Honors Program University of South Florida St. Petersburg

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