Sounds in the Ocean
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Mysticetes
| Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) | |
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| North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) | |
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| Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) | |
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| Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) | |
| (Low-frequency sound; played at 5x normal speed) | |
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| Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) | |
| (Low-frequency sound; played at 1.5x normal speed) | |
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| Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) | |
| (Low-frequency sound; played at 3x normal speed) | |
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Odontocetes (Toothed whales and dolphins)
| Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | |
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| Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) | |
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| Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) | |
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| Pilot Whales (Globicephala spp.) | |
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| Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon spp.) | |
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| Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) | |
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| Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) | |
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| Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) | |
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| Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | |
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| Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) | |
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| White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) | |
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| Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) | |
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| Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) | |
| (High-frequency sound; played at 1/20x normal speed) | |
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Pinnipeds (seals)
| Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) | |
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| Gray Seal (Halichoerus grypus) | |
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Fish
| Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | |
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| Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) | |
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Anthropogenic Sounds
| Oil and gas industries: Seismic exploration | |
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| Vessels | |
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Photos courtesy of: NOAA/NEFSC, NOAA/SBNMS, Cara Hotchkin, Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS), Christie McMillan, and the HabCam Project.
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