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National marine sanctuaries are home to acoustically active marine animals and scientists eager to understand the role and impacts of sound in the ocean today. Read up on the various efforts of NOAA’s SanctSound monitoring project, the sound-related research of NOAA Nancy Foster scholars, and the unique soundscapes of sanctuary sites.

a red and white snapping shrimp

Oh Snap! What Tiny Shrimp Can Tell Us About Habitat Health
People on a research vessel leaning over the side of the vessel to deploy a piece of equipment attached to a buoy with a rope.

Can Scientists Train Machines to Listen for Marine Ecosystem Health?
the underside of a humpback whale

SanctSound: Listening to the (Not So) Silent World: Scientific voyages into the world of sound in the National Marine Sanctuary System
a breaching humpback whale

Eavesdropping on Whales: How Acoustic Surveys Are Revolutionizing Humpback Whale
part of a whale rises from the water

Listening to the Ocean in the Time of COVID-19
People work to deploy sound monitoring equipment

One Fish, Two Fish, Quiet Fish, Loud Fish
a diver swims behind coral heads

Estimating Fishing and Diving Use at Gray's Reef by Listening to Boats
many small boats with a large cruise ship in the background

Understanding Underwater Noise in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
a mother humpback whale and her calf swim side-by-side

Listening In
a whale tail rises out of the water

A Noisy Ocean: A Q&A with Dr. Leila Hatch
a breaching humpback whale

Listening and Learning in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Samara Haver

Call of the wild: Foster Scholar Samara Haver studies sound across sanctuaries
an orca leaps out of the water

Understanding Sanctuary Soundscapes: A Q&A with Carol Bernthal and Sarah Fangman
zobell giving a presentation

Whales and ships: Foster Scholar Vanessa ZoBell studies whether slower ships improve whale communication in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
a mother humpback whale and her calf swim side-by-side

Along for the Glide: What The Wave Glider’s Journey Through Papahānaumokuākea Reveals About Humpback Whales
parts of several whales rise out of the water

United in Song: Finding Common Ground to Protect Humpback Whales
fish in a reef

Hum, Crackle, Knock: Monitoring Reef Habitats in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary