Welcome to the Salish Sea hydrophone network

Salish Sea sound tutor

Here are some resources with which you can hone your skills while listening to the Salish Sea hydrophone network.

Categorized (common) calls of the southern resident killer whales

Other common sounds in the Salish Sea

The real-time streams and the Salish Sea hydrophone network are brought to you by:
Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School
Colorado College Physics and Environmental Science Departments
The Whale Museum of Friday Harbor

With generous support from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).



Listening guidance

To listen to these links, you must be able to receive ShoutCast streams. iTunes will do the job on Macs, though you may need to copy the link and paste it in "Open Stream" under the "Advanced" menu. On Windows machines, try the free player from Winamp.

You should feel free to record the streams when you hear something that interests you. We recommend Stream Ripper (free, open source, all platforms). Don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to make your recording available to the listening community by having us publish it on this web site.

Contact: Val Veirs Contact: Scott Veirs

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