The Strategy highlights the importance of developing education and outreach materials to engage the public in understanding the importance of sound to marine life and the effects of human-induced noise in the marine environment. Similar to the other Strategy priorities, NOAA’s outreach efforts over time have expanded to broader audiences, including leveraging international and industry-specific engagement to raise awareness of ocean noise and support Strategy related activities.
The following are examples of outreach and education materials that support implementation of the Ocean Noise Strategy.
Educational materials related to ocean sound and the impact of noise are also maintained in a resource collection by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. The collection includes several of the following resources distributed across the agency:
- NOAA noise outreach materials
- NOAA noise education materials
- Dive in with NOAA Fisheries: “Studying Sound in the Ocean to Prepare for Offshore Wind Development” podcast episode
- Audio Collection: Sounds in the Ocean
- Webinar on Passive Acoustic Monitoring in California’s National Marine Sanctuaries
- Acoustics of Cetaceans: 5th Grade Lesson Plan
- How Increased Ocean Noise Affects Whales: 3rd-5th Grade Lesson Plan
- NOAA-supported education materials