fin and blue whales — located off the U.S. West Coast. Using submerged microphones, known as hydrophones, researchers recorded whale songs in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary ...

A new study has found that whale songs can act as a barometer for the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems.

In the new paper, researchers monitored songs from blue, fin and humpback whales off the West Coast of the United States for six years, to see what the song data could reveal about the health of ...

To monitor and track these baleen whales, scientists deploy underwater microphones called hydrophones. In the new study, the team monitored songs from blue, fin, and humpback whales. They followed ...

The finding indicates whale songs could serve as a barometer for their overall health, the study said. ‘It is a window into their lives.’ ...

fin and humpback whales that cruise the coast during their annual migrations. Whales sense their surroundings largely through sound and create complex vocalizations, or songs, when they’re ...