Sounding out the secrets of the sea
Further reading
Issue 84 December 2006
Classifying Australia’s seascapes for marine conservation (by Andrew Heap)
Looks at the development of methods to predict marine biodiversity using geoscience information.
Issue 84 December 2006
Mapping marine diversity (by Alix Post, Ted Wassenberg and Vicki Passlow)
Looks at ways to determine biodiversity based on defining habitats.
May 2006, pages 20-22
What lies beneath Victoria’s waves (by Anthony Boxshall)
Describes some of the living treasures discovered from the first surveys of Victoria’s marine protected areas.
March 2004, pages 32-35
Does science silence the whales song? (by Phil O’Brien)
Reports on the effects of acoustic technology used in marine surveys and naval exercises on Antarctic wildlife.
Australian Antarctic Division Magazine
Issue 11, Spring 2006, page 5
Listening for whales (by Jason Gedamke)
Reports on the use of remote acoustic technology to record the calls of six whale species, some of which are rarely seen, let alone heard.
Issue 9, Spring 2005, page 14-15
Sounds of the ‘silent world’ (by Jason Gedamke)
Remote acoustics is helping to monitor the presence of baleen whales in the Southern Ocean.
Issue 9, Spring 2005, page 18-19
The Heard Island echosystem: eavesdropping on the food web (by Toby Jarvis)
Looks at the use of echolocation to identify numbers and types of organisms around Heard Island in the Southern Ocean.
December 2009/January 2010, pages 60-66
Mass strandings (by Cat O’Donovan)
Looks at the science behind whale strandings, including the effects of sonar and beach slope.
10 October 2008
Cacophony of noise killing whales
Reports on the effects of underwater sound from shipping activities on whales
October 2005
Oceans of noise (by Julian Cribb)
Looks at the potential impact of ocean noise pollution on marine life.
No. 136, 2006, pages 34-35
Ocean management goes global (by Wendy Pyper)
Reports on global project monitoring physical changes in the ocean and the movement of sea creatures.
No. 129, 2006, page 34
Sounding out the seabed (by Steve Davidson)
Scientists have discovered underwater features including old laval flows, dune fields, ancient lakes and rare marine plants off the coast of Victoria.
9 October 2003
Gas-bubble lesions in stranded cetaceans (by PD Jepson, M Arbelo, R Deaville, IAP Patterson, P Castro, JR Baker, E Degollada, HM Ross, P Herráez, AM Pocknell, F Rodríguez, FE Howie, A Espinosa, RJ Reid, JR Jaber, V Martin, AA Cunningham and A Fernández)
Reports on the findings of autopsies on stranded whales exposed to sonar during military exercises.
10 January 2002
Whale deaths caused by US Navy's sonar (by Mark Schrope)
The US Navy has admitted that its use of a high-intensity sonar system caused a rash of whale strandings and deaths in March 2000.
8 April 2009
Military sonar blamed for deafness in dolphins (by Rowan Hooper)
Reports on a study finding that sonar causes temporary deafness in dolphins.
21 July 2007, page 25
Software recognises dolphins by their whistles
Looks at the use of a software for monitoring dolphins.
8 April 2009
Military sonar blamed for deafness in dolphins (by Rowan Hooper)
Reports on a study finding that sonar causes temporary deafness in dolphins.
13 December 2006
Bats speak up to avoid a jam (by Roxanne Khamsi)
Reports that bats raise the pitch of their echolocation calls to make them stand out against competing signals at the same frequency.
19 August 2006, page 26
New device offers 'sight' through sound (by Celeste Biever)
Describes a device that transmits soft, low pitched beeps directly to the inner ear of humans for navigation.
30 March 2006
Study fails to link naval sonar with whale strandings (by Jeff Hecht)
Reports that a study failed to determine the reason why 36 whales stranded themselves in North Carolina in 2005.
29 October 2005, page 4
Sonar users versus whale protectors
Looks at the ongoing dispute between environmental campaigners and the US navy over the effects of its sonar systems on whales.
15 June 2002, pages 35-37
Calls from the deep (by David Wolman)
Discusses possible sources for sounds recorded in the deep ocean by hydrophones on the sea floor.
Supplement 2005, pages 60-65
Panoramas of the seafloor (by Lincoln Pratson and William Haxby)
Provide detailed images of the continental margins of the US obtained by sonar technology.
Page updated April 2010.