*Acoustic Habitat Degradation Due to Shipping in the Indian Ocean Region DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90108*

degradation has reached monstrous proportions. Hazards of underwater noise, though recognized way back in 1972, however concrete steps are still awaited more than 4 decades later. While we want to formulate the way forward, the following aspects merit attention:


*Changing Ecosystems and Their Services*
