In May 2021 Hakai Magazine published a five-episode mini podcast called The Sound Aquatic. While our team has a break over the holidays, we’re bringing you that series. Here’s the second episode, “How Not to Get Lost in the Ocean.”
Sound travels far underwater. And it travels fast, too—about four and a half times faster than it does through air. So it’s no wonder animals use sound to find their way around. Imagine being able to “see” your way through pitch black depths just by listening to the waves, other creatures, or even ambient noise, such as mudslides; or being able to make clicks and use their echoes to build a picture of the space around you.
In this episode, we look at how marine animals from whales to fish (and even tiny fish larvae) use sound to navigate their world, using it for everything from finding a good place to call home to the next bite to eat.
Find show notes and a transcript at hakaimagazine.com/the-sound-aquatic.
What To Do with Fish When the River Runs Dry
How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm
The Quest for a Floating Utopia
The Noose Beneath the Waves (Rebroadcast)
Audubon at Sea
Mental Health and the Modern Fisherman
The Savory Possibilities of Sea Beans
Tuna’s Last Stand
The Dogs that Grew Wool and the People Who Love Them
A Tour of Unloved Fishes
Banking on Bird Shit
Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country
Where Now Grizzly Bear?
The Pandemic Is Undermining Weather Monitoring
The Radio Station at the Heart of a Fishing Community
Keeping Watch Over Seabirds at the World's Edge
Return of the Mummers
A Fragile Economy Balanced on a Shark's Back
Fish Feel Pain. Now What? (Rebroadcast)
The Ecolabel Fable (Rebroadcast)
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