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How eavesdropping on fish can help conservationists protect coral reefs
A new method for listening in to the chitter-chatter of fish could help researchers understand the complexities of fish behaviour…
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Crash Compilation #1: A review of vessel collisions with marine animals
As more people take to the seas, either for recreation or trade, sea life encounters have also increased. These encounters…
Climate Change Fisheries Noise
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
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Noise Pollution Stresses Sea Urchins
You may have heard that marine mammals are affected by manmade ocean noise. But have you ever wondered whether smaller…
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Sounds, Stress, and Stingrays
Have you ever wondered if stingrays can hear noise? Sharks, skates, and rays have multiple sensory organs to help then…
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Life in the Abyss: the ecological impacts of deep-sea mining
Did you know that about 95% of the ocean is unexplored? The deep ocean is logistically very difficult to access,…
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The Sound of (Fish) Music
The ocean contains a symphony of sounds. A new study describes a novel method for capturing the chorus "sung" by…
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Can you hear me now? Investigating sound across the Atlantic Ocean
The ocean is full of sounds, ranging from marine mammal conversations to man-made noises used to investigate the seafloor. Ocean…
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Oil rigs, the food trucks of the sea?
We humans don't always take time to assess how we impact other environments; more often we survey before we enter…
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Listening for Symptoms: A new use for hydrophones in the face of harmful algal blooms
Whales aren't the only animals hydrophones can detect out in the ocean. In fact, in the near future it might…
Behavior Human impacts Noise
Eavesdropping prawns get more than they bargained for
Marine animals living below the surface have to put up with noise generated by human activity. Heavy shipping traffic can…
Biological oceanography Noise
In the Heart of the Sea: Following the Song of Humpback Whales to Study Migration
Every year, humpback whales journey across the ocean. Using passive acoustics to study whale song, scientists are able to follow…
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Rising above the noise
Oceanbites is still “ringing” in the New Year! Find out how in a sea full of noisy fish one can…
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Small boats drowning out natural reef noise?
Don’t you hate when noises interfere with your daily activities and conversations? We create lots of noise in the environment…