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Recordist's notes
Recorded off the rocks of Helliwell Provincial Park, with two underwater microphones at an early morning high tide, submerged at a depth of about 1m. The gurgling of water surging against the rocks is underpinned by the high-pitched drone/whine of an approaching and passing power boat (at a closest distance of about 1km). The detrimental effects of this type of noise on marine mammals have been well-documented. Microphones: stereo pair of JrF hydrophones Recorder: Tascam DR-680mkII
About the place
Port Alberni is a town of about 20,712 people in British Columbia, Canada.
Equipment mentioned: Hydrophones and Contact microphones. Underwater microphones used for whales, fish, ice and the hidden sounds of rivers and ponds.
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Sources & credits
- “Helliwell Park, Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada - Underwater recording with motorboat noise” by mrogalsky@wesley... – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0