Authors: Eric Montie
Source: University of South Carolina Beaufort
The Marine Sensory and Neurobiology Lab at USCB focuses research on fish and marine mammal biology and the bioacoustics of marine life with applied applications in environmental toxicology, noise pollution and climate change. The team utilizes passive acoustic recorders mounted on oceanographic instrument frames that allow continuous and long-term sampling of the underwater soundscape. These recordings provide information on the behavior of snapping shrimp, spawning patterns of fish, foraging patterns and communication of bottlenose dolphins and noise levels associated with human activity. The long-term goal is to ‘eavesdrop’ on key behaviors of marine animals that can change rapidly or gradually in response to environmental changes and human impacts, thus providing a measure of resilience or shifting baselines in a globally changing environment.
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