From 'Boops' to 'Unks,' How Scientists Are Using Fish Sounds to Conserve Underwater Ecosystems
Published:03 Mar.2022 Source:University of Florida
Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, also make quite a ruckus.
"People are often surprised to learn that fish make sounds," said Audrey Looby, a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida. "But you could make the case that they are as important for understanding fish as bird sounds are for studying birds." The sounds of many animals are well documented. Go online, and you'll find plenty of resources for bird calls and whale songs. However, a global library for fish sounds used to be unheard of.