{"id":6506,"date":"2020-06-25T01:26:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T01:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/?p=6506"},"modified":"2020-06-25T01:26:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T01:26:22","slug":"day-3-from-bioacoustics-to-broadcasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/day-3-from-bioacoustics-to-broadcasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3: From Bioacoustics to Broadcasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Anders, Colette, and Julia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Broadcasting from Team Mako…
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Boy was today jam-packed!
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Right off the bat, we jumped into the world of bioacoustics. The wonderful Jason Wood and Jesse Turner helped to ease us into this complicated subject. Given his extensive background in acoustic ecology with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, Dr. Wood had tons to teach us! In previous years he taught an undergraduate class on this subject at Friday Harbor Labs! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While sound and its significance to ecology and conservation might go unheard, its importance shouldn’t be ignored. Dr. Wood highlighted the extensive array of sounds found within the Salish Sea; both natural and anthropogenic(human-made). He demonstrated the great effect that our noisy world has below the waves. With marine mammals around the world so dependent on communication, the noise pollution emitted from our ocean activities can seriously disable our aquatic neighbors. Those of us that have ever attended a loud concert are likely familiar with the phenomenon of reduced hearing after the event. However, while the consequences for us humans are usually negligible after a day or so, Cetaceans face serious damage. Sounds can become so loud that they suffer from minute to acute hearing loss which inhibits their ability to feed and communicate with others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wood and his colleagues have stood up to the noise and organized a slow zone for ships traveling through the Haro Strait\u2014the strait between the San Juan Islands and the greater Victoria area. An incredible 80% of ships have accepted these terms! Dr. Wood\u2019s message was intriguing and introduced us to a field of science that was, for many of us, previously foreign!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With personal projects inbound in the coming weeks, Jesse helped us to navigate Audacity, (a powerful program for audio recording and analysis)! Jesse is currently an engineer for the Coastal Acoustic Buoy Project (CAB) and got his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Washington for oceanography. Using his experience, he guided us through his own work over the past few years, showcasing the incredible data he\u2019s captured about the Salish Sea\u2019s many marine mammals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Particularly interesting is what Jesse has learned about sperm whales solely from their vocalizations. His models allow him to find the estimated length, orientation, and behavior of an individual, all from a single noise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tEventually, we took to the field and recorded our own audio right from our home ecosystems. We later listened back to our whistles, lawnmowers, and even one boisterous parrot. Using the methods Jesse taught us, we worked with Audacity to mathematically map out our rooms using the sounds we recorded!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audacity helped us to visualize and analyze our recordings!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, we had the privilege of watching the premiere of the new PBS documentary yesterday entitled A Decade After Deepwater,<\/em> about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As a team, we were tasked with recording a podcast summarizing this 30-minute film in 3-5 minutes. While the process of writing a script and making it fit the time took about 45 minutes, both Team Mako and Team Bottlenose Dolphins managed to create educational podcasts that really highlight the most important aspects of this horrific disaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s crazy how much we’ve accomplished and learned over just three days! We\u2019re beyond excited for the coming weeks!
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By Anders, Colette, and Julia **Broadcasting from Team Mako… Boy was today jam-packed! Right off the bat, we jumped into the world of bioacoustics. The wonderful Jason Wood and Jesse Turner helped to ease us into this complicated subject. Given his extensive background in acoustic ecology with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, Dr. Wood had tons to teach us! In previous years he taught an undergraduate class on this subject at Friday Harbor Labs! While sound and its significance to ecology and conservation might go unheard, its importance shouldn’t be ignored. Dr. Wood highlighted the extensive array of sounds found within the Salish Sea; both natural and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6506"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6508,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6506\/revisions\/6508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}