Ship noise extends to frequencies used by endangered killer whales
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 11:50
in Physics & Chemistry
When an endangered orca is in hot pursuit of an endangered salmon, sending out clicks and listening for their echoes in the murky ocean near Seattle, does the noise from the nearby shipping lane interfere with them catching dinner? To find out scientists measured underwater noise as ships passed their study site 3,000 times. This […]