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Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
« on: May 07, 2018, 04:10:39 pm »
Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
May 7, 2018, Acoustical Society of America
 

While it is obvious that things like boats and other water vehicles can be heard by marine life under the water, what about human activities like swimming, canoeing and scuba diving?

During the 175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, being held May 7-11, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Christine Erbe, director of the Centre for Marine Science & Technology at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, will describe her work exploring the impact of man-made underwater noise on marine life.


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-marine-animals-kayak-scuba.html#jCp

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Re: Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 04:21:43 pm »


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Re: Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2018, 12:45:30 am »
Of course they can.  Why wouldn't they be aware of their environment? 

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Re: Marine animals can hear us swim, kayak and scuba dive
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2018, 12:55:19 am »


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