The Effects of Man-Made Noise on the Fishes in the Marshes of Iraq

Recently there was a cumulative interest among fisheries managers in regard to the man-made sound and its effects on the freshwater fish; this is because of the upsurge in the surrounding noise. In the literature, there is a dearth of information about the impacts of the sound on the freshwater fish species in comparison with the other aquatic animals such as marine mammals and fishes. The impact of human-generated sound on freshwater fishes can be seen in two main attributes, the physiological and behavioural. In the present chapter, a short description for both effects was given, and in a separate section, a discussion for the man-made sound present in the southern marshes of Iraq was given. This chapter aims to draw awareness of the scientific community to increase research on the impacts of the man-made sound on the freshwater fishes in the southern marshes of Iraq in order to reduce the injury that these fishes experiencing in their environment.