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Animals and Sound in the Sea

Importance of Sound

Why is sound important to marine animals?

Use of Sound
Sound Production & Reception
- How do marine animals produce sounds?
- How do marine animals hear sounds?
Effects of Sound
- Marine Mammals:
  - Blue Whale
  - Bowhead Whale
  - Fin Whale
  - Gray Whale
  - Humpback Whale
  - Minke Whale
  - Right Whale
  - Amazon River Dolphin
  - Beluga Whale
  - Bottlenose Dolphin
  - Common Dolphin
  - False Killer Whale
  - Killer Whale
  - Pilot Whale
  - Risso's Dolphin
  - Sperm Whale
  - Spinner Dolphin
  - White-sided Dolphin
  - Bearded Seal
  - California Sea Lion
  - Harbor Seal
  - Hawaiian Monk Seal
  - Northern Fur Seal
  - Ringed Seal
  - Walrus
  - Weddell Seal
  - Manatee
- Marine Invertebrates:
  - Spiny Lobster
  - Snapping Shrimp
- Fishes:
- Other Natural Sounds:
- Anthropogenic Sounds:
- Ocean Currents
- Obstacle Avoidance
- Foraging Behavior
- Dolphin Sound Production
- Marine Mammal Hearing
- Basic Technology
- Observing the Sea Floor
- Observing Ocean Currents & Temperature
- Locating Objects by Listening to Their Sounds
- Locating Objects Using Sonar
  - Sonar
  - Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar
- Observing Fish
  - Acoustic Fish Tags
  - Fish Finding Sonar
- Communication
  - Acoustic Modem
- Navigation
  - Acoustic Transponders
- A - Z listings of important site terminology
- Classroom Activities:
- Useful Resources
- Tutorials
- Media Resources
- DOSITS Publications
- Feature Sounds
- PowerPoints Designed for Educators (zipped files)
  - Name That Sound
  - DOSITS Jeopardy I
- Resources for the Media
- Tutorials
- DOSITS publications
- Power Points for Educators
- Tutorials
- Resources
- Feature Sounds
- Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC)
- Belugas
- Bottlenose Dolphin
- Haunting Refrains
- Lightning Striking the Sea
- My Life as a Raindrop
- Ship Noise
- Snapping Shrimp
- Sounds from Below
- Waves

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