Is #underwater construction noise leaving scallops defenseless? https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/is-underwater-construction-noise-leaving-scallops-defenseless/

Pile driving repeatedly impacts the giant #scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-19838-6

"sea #scallops do a lot of clamming up when subjected to the loud underwater banging of pile drivers. If the #animals expend a lot of their energy doing that, they may not have enough left to respond to real threats... #SeaStars are one of the more common #predators #SeaScallops need to worry about."