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Listen to and label the sounds of "Humpback Whales and Ships" in acoustic recordings collected along the California coast. We also offer a version of this workflow which is screen-reader friendly and does not include images of spectrograms. Choose your workflow based on what works for you, and stay tuned for more workflows with new data in the future!
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You can learn a lot by just listening. We examine the soundscapes of the California Current to learn about the way marine mammals use sound to navigate, communicate, find food and survive.
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The ocean is actually much louder than you think! It's full of sounds like the clicking of shrimp in the coral reef, the mechanical sounds of ships passing by, and the powerful songs of whales. For many animals in the ocean, sound is critical for finding food, avoiding predators, communicating and navigating. We invite you to help us with our research by listening to the many voices in the ocean! Learn how to recognize different whale sounds and how to see sound!
In this project, we ask you to listen to 20 second sound clips and examine their spectrograms for signs of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).