Oceans of Noise: Episode Two – Science Weekly podcast

Wildlife recordist Chris Watson is joined by award-winning sound artist Jana Winderen on a voyage around Norway ’s Austevoll islands, aboard a research vessel recording the grunting of spawning codContrary to popular belief, or the writings of Jacques Cousteau, life under the ocean surface is not a silent world but in fact a dense and rich sonic environment where sound plays a fundamental role to all known life.In episode two, the pioneering nature sound recordistChris Watson and sound artistJana Winderen meet a team from Norway ’sInstitute of Marine Research and climb aboard a research vessel setting sail around the Austevoll islands.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Oceans Science Pollution Environment Marine life Wildlife Source Type: news