The vocalizations of “ice seals”, a bearded seal in this case, use complex tones and wide ranges of frequencies. Yet some of the simpler sounds created by ships passing through their environment may have the effect of masking their communications…
Looking across the time horizon
It has been a quite few weeks since we’ve put out a bioacoustics newsletter. Like most public benefit organizations we end up taking a lot of time in fundraising during the end of the year. (Thank-you to all of our…
Eerie Arctic Recordings
We are honored to have live sound recordings of the Arctic provided by Chris Clark through Cornell’s Macaulay Library. We’ve been listening to these eerie recordings for weeks as they’re being processed. Once they’re all up we’ll invite you in…
2012 OCR Year-end fundraising appeal
Dear OCR Community and Friends, If there is a sentiment that carries us through the autumn it is gratitude. In taking account of, and “putting by” the harvest of our labors we get an opportunity to reflect on how fortunate…
Mapping Cetaceans and Sound
Thanks to a number of folks in this august group we were sent a substantial article from Monday’s NY Times about ocean noise pollution. The initiating work discussed in the article is a NOAA sponsored meta-data framework on mapping marine…
The Saga of the Coughing Scallop
We can always count on something interesting from ocean hero Richard Charter – as Co-chair of the National Outer Continental Shelf coalition he keeps his “toe in the flow” of ocean news. So when something ‘acoustic’ bubbles up he tosses…
What the sea reveals
Sitting here at my desk with all manner of information available to me – from the majority of scientific literature, to the voluminous records of scientific data on marine ecosystems, it is easy to believe that we humans have a…
Fish Ears and Whale Songs: Presentation in Bodega Bay
This coming Friday, November 9, I will be giving a presentation on marine bio-acoustics at the Bodega Bay Community Center. Come hear the beasts of the deep sing, burp, chatter, clatter, and squeal their unusual sounds. Then try to figure…
OCR table at San Francisco Bay Area Science Festival
OCR Staff and friends will be hosting a table at the Bay Area Science Festival “Discovery Days” at AT&T Park just off the Embarcadero. When: Saturday November 3 What time: 11:00am – 4:00pm PDT Where: AT&T Park. We’ll be on…