Sound in the sea
During COVID-19 lockdowns around the world, stories of wildlife venturing closer to human habitation or apparently thriving thanks to the reduction of human activity, traffic and noise have circulated in both the mainstream and social media. The effects extend to the oceans too, and this has provided the perfect opportunity to conduct a project that was first conceptualized a decade ago called the International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE)… Read more in the Editor’s Note
Theme
- Whale song: Fannie Shabangu
- Whistlers of the waves: Tess Gridley reports on her team’s research.
- Deep sea drumming: Dave Japp and Kerry Sink
- Marine protected areas
- Tracking inshore fish: Rebecca Vuyolwethu Mxo
- Sound science for counting fish: Janet Coetzee
- Listening to the seafloor: Andy Green
- Ocean noise at full blast: Jean Purdon
- Seabirds and infrasound: Jeff Zeyl
