From sea to noisy sea. (undersea noise pollution)(Special Report)

From: Animals | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: Montgomery, Sy | Copyright information

Undersea man-made noise pollution is disturbing whales and other marine mammals. Huge undersea projects being conducted by the Navy and Scripps institute are creating widespread noise pollution via low-frequency transmissions. The actual long-term effect of these sounds remains unclear.

When they began their study of sperm whales 14 years ago, researchers Lindy Weilgart and Hal Whitehead were astonished by what happened the first time they tried to enter the water with their gian...

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