Long Story Shorts: What Role Does Sound Play in the Ocean?

Have you ever wondered how sound works underwater? Or how much life in the ocean depends on hearing and being heard? Watch this episode of Long Story Shorts to get the answers, and find out what happens when we interfere with the soundscapes of the sea.
Hey Teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Long Story Shorts:
• How sound works differently underwater than it does in air
• The role sound plays in the ocean (i.e. for communication and navigation or finding food and mates)
• How researchers use sound to gauge the health of marine ecosystems
• The effect of human-made noises (i.e. shipping traffic, military sonar, drilling) on ocean soundscapes and marine life
• Dolphin, humpback whale, mantis shrimp
This episode is part of our series Long Story Shorts-fun, quick explainers about all things coastal science!
Created by the Hakai Institute
Series produced by Kristina Blanchflower and Katrina Pyne
Written, edited, and narrated by Kristina Blanchflower
Illustrations by Mercedes Minck
Science consultation provided by Toby Hall
This publication is endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity. Use of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development logo by a non-UN entity does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations of such entity, its products or services, or of its planned activities. For more information please access: forum.oceandec...

[@joshsera]

Good video, my only nitpick is that copper and china rockfish ranges don't really overlap with mantis shrimp and brain corals!