Moving Cargo, Keeping Whales: Identifying Solutions for Ocean Noise Pollution - Livestream

Whales, as well as all marine organisms, rely on sound for daily life functions, such as communicating, navigating, and foraging. Human activities introduce high levels of noise into the ocean. Commercial shipping, in particular, has increased to the point that ships make a larger contribution to ocean noise than natural noise sources for most ocean locations and over a broad range of frequencies. Dr. Vanessa ZoBell, postdoctoral researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will discuss the importance of studying whale acoustics, the threats that whales are facing in the modern ocean, and creative solutions to protect these important animals.

Speaker: Dr. Vanessa ZoBell, UC San Diego

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