A Passing Ship - an underwater audio recording from Operation Toxic Gulf

JUL 28 2013 · 12:00

The Operation Toxic Gulf crew are currently sailing the Gulf of Mexico in a 93ft ketch called the RV Odyssey to study the effects of the 2010 Bp oil blowout and it's subsequent 'clean-up' on the Sperm whales that called this area home. This audio recording is taken from the 100 meter hydrophone that is towed behind the Odyssey. This sophisticated underwater microphone, called a hydrophone, is used to help the crew find their study species, the Sperm whale. In this particular recording you can hear the sound…