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Kait Fraser of Scripps Ocean Institute sounds off on dolphins in the Gulf

by wtul news
We caught up with Kait at the GOMRI 2016 conference in Tampa, Fl
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We caught up with Kait at the GOMRI 2016 conference in Tampa, Fl, where she presented her findings on the sounds of whales, dolphins, ships and seismic crews in the Gulf of Mexico. The Scripps Ocean Institute's research is the first to use passive acoustic monitoring in the Gulf and, while Kait and colleagues are hearing more dolphins, Sperm Whales, Pan Tropical Dolphins, Russo's dolphins, than have ever been seen from ships, there are some sounds that endanger the dolphins hearing.

"The Noise Levels we've seen in the Gulf of Mexico are out of control, they are the highest we've seen anywhere in the world"

Kait discusses the day to day challenges of dolphin research in the Gulf, the potential impact of the dead zone on dolphins and whales and the perplexing possibilities for dolphin restoration after the BP disaster.
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