Noisy ocean blocks whale calls

By: shannond | September 23rd, 2009 at 10:31am
"Scientists have turned up new evidence showing that ocean noise can affect the communication of whales.

Studying blue whales off the eastern Canadian coast, they found the animals changed their vocalizations in response to an underwater seismic survey.

The survey was conducted using gear considered to have a low impact."
by BBC

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