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Humpback whale

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MBARI_MARS

October 2nd, 2017

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Sound effects > Other mechanisms, engines, machines
36.71, -122.186
MARS hydrophone

This recording of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song is part of a series of recordings from an oceanic soundscape project using a deep-sea cabled observatory off the California coast. More information about this research project is available in a publication.

Thanks to Mark Fischer of Aguasonic Acoustics for processing the original recording.

This recording was made on 24 April 2017. © 2017 Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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California
cetacean-acoustics
field-recording
humpback-whale
hydrophone
marine-mammals
MBARI
Megaptera-novaeangliae
Monterey-Bay
ocean-soundscape

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

120:00.000

File size

329.6 MB

Sample rate

16000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Mono

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kezzo78

6 years, 3 months ago

amazing! nature at its finest.

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