Sperm Whales in Gulf Seemingly Unaffected by Distant Seismic Sounds
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 13:35
in Earth & Climate
A six-year study on sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico - designed to learn more about their abundance, migration patterns and behavior - suggests that long-range seismic sounds associated with oil and gas exploration and production don`t significantly affect the whales` movement at distances greater than five kilometers, or about three miles.