With noisy human activity on the world's oceans possibly disrupting the well-being of marine creatures, perhaps reducing their ability to find food, seek out mates or avoid predators, the United Nations is hosting a meeting to launch a decade-long investigation into the problem. In light of the growing concern, fuelled by the increasing industrialisation of the oceans, leading marine scientists and representatives from the private sector and military establishments have used the meeting in August 2011 to plan the decade-long International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) aimed at filling the considerable knowledge gaps so that management of ocean noise can be more informed and effective.
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