News tagged with hydrophones
Autonomous sea gliders record sounds of fish emptying buoyancy bladders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers attempting to map the various types of fish living in the eastern Gulf of Mexico have been using an automated sea glider, which is a small autonomous submarine outfitted with a ...
Mar 28, 2012 |
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Ecologists record and study deep-sea fish noises
University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Navigating underwater using spiral sound
With the increased use of underwater robotics in both Navy and commercial applications, underwater navigation becomes more and more important. As researchers attempt to make these vehicles smaller and less ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Underwater gliders may change how scientists track fish
Tracking fish across Alaska's vast continental shelves can present a challenge to any scientist studying Alaska's seas. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have successfully tested a possible ...
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Jun 22, 2010 |
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Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct
Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has documented ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Listening to the song of the toadfish (w/Audio)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Roger Bland is listening in on one of the noisier creatures in San Francisco Bay, using physics to analyze the mating song of the toadfish. While fish don't have vocal chords, they ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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