Anthropogenic underwater noise pollution (AUNP) generated by, inter alia, commercial shipping, military exercises, the use of sonar and seismic surveys has increased dramatically since the early 1950s. This has caused or contributed to the death and suffering of marine biota.International and domestic law must adequately regulate AUNP in order for this transboundary and transjurisdictional form of pollution to be addressed. This article examines the two most comprehensive multilateral international conventions regulating the world's oceans and biodiversity – the Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Convention on Biological Diversity – to address the question of whether these two conventions adequately protect marine biota from AUNP. It is argued that the existing regimes established under these conventions are inadequate because they do not: sufficiently recognise AUNP as a form of pollution; provide comprehensive and binding direction as to practical measures to prevent, mitigate or eliminate AUNP; or provide adequate enforcement regimes. To remedy these inadequacies, this article concludes by outlining a number of non-exhaustive law reform recommendations.

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《海洋法和生物多样性公约》是否充分保护海洋生物群免受人为水下噪声污染？

自 1950 年代初以来，由商业航运、军事演习、声纳和地震勘测等产生的人为水下噪声污染 (AUNP) 急剧增加。这已经导致或促成了海洋生物群的死亡和痛苦。国际和国内法律必须充分规范 AUNP，以便解决这种跨界和跨管辖形式的污染。本文研究了两项最全面的管理世界海洋和生物多样性的多边国际公约——《海洋法公约》和《生物多样性公约》——以解决这两项公约是否充分保护海洋生物群免受 AUNP 影响的问题。有人认为，根据这些公约建立的现有制度是不充分的，因为它们没有： 充分承认 AUNP 是一种污染形式；就预防、减轻或消除 AUNP 的实际措施提供全面且具有约束力的指导；或提供适当的执法制度。为了弥补这些不足，本文最后概述了一些非详尽的法律改革建议。