reporting·Beneath the Noise·8 min read
What the Canyon Hears: Shipping Noise and the Squid That Feed the Deep
New acoustic monitoring data from Monterey Canyon reveals that low-frequency shipping noise now reaches depths where Risso's dolphins hunt. The implications for squid behavior — and for the food web that depends on it — are only beginning to be understood.
Deepsong
2026-09-10
Sources: MBARI acoustic monitoring data (placeholder); NOAA shipping traffic records (placeholder). This article has not yet received human editorial review.