Author Archives: Michael Stocker

About Michael Stocker

Michael Stocker is an acoustician and naturalist by trade and a musician by avocation, he has written and spoken about ocean bio-acoustics since 1992, presenting in national and regional hearings, national and international television, radio and news publications, and museums, schools and universities. His understanding of both physics and biology has proven invaluable in court testimony and legal briefs, defending the environment against the dangers of human generated noise in the sea.

Panel Discussion: Healthy Ocean = Sustainable Planet

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Michael Stocker

On Thursday, June 13, I will be joining Ocean Conservancy’s Julia Roberson and fisheries conservationist Ken Hinman in a panel discussion moderated by Mark Spalding, President of the Ocean Foundation. The discussion will be available as a webcast at 4 pm Pacific, 5 pm Mountain, 6 pm Central, and 7 … Continue reading →

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The Measure of Things

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Michael Stocker

Quite a few years back we committed to assemble a compendium of “auditory thresholds” or hearing sensitivities of fish and marine mammals. The objective was to plot data from each family – fish, pinnepeds, dolphins, and porpoises on their own respective … Continue reading →

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Porpoise Hearing Thresholds

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Michael Stocker

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