Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Hydrophone-Listening-for-Marine-Mammals-27MZIF2TNNVV.htmlConceptually similarHydrophone Listening for Marine Mammals 1GP03X9YCompleted★★★★Sue Rocca SoundbiteGP03XGVCompleted★★★★Impacts on Sponges and ReefsGP03XA5Completed★★★★Oil Clean-up Operations in LouisianaGP03XDDCompleted★★★★★★Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig DisasterGP03X7ECompleted★★★★★★★Plankton Samples SiftedGP03XE6Completed★★★★Adam Walters SoundbiteGP03X3ECompleted★★★★Dr. Erin Grey SoundbiteGP03X7NCompleted★★★★MY Arctic Sunrise in the Gulf of MexicoGP03XCQCompleted★★★★View AllGP03X9ZHydrophone Listening for Marine MammalsSue Rocca, a marine biologist from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society uses a hydrophone to listen to marine mammals 150 miles (241 km) west of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico. She is on board a small rhib launched from the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise. The three-month Greenpeace ship expedition was launched to support independent research into the impacts of the Gulf oil disaster on marine life, as well as researching the unique environments and marine life that are at risk.Locations:Dry Tortugas National Park-Gulf of Mexico-North America-United States of AmericaDate:21 Aug, 2010Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:1m33sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :B-ROLLKeywords:Audio equipment-British Petroleum (BP)-Climate (campaign title)-Greenpeace inflatables-KWCI (GPI)-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Outdoors-Research-Science-Scientists-Seas-Seascapes-Toxics (campaign title)-WomenShoot:MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil ExpeditionA Greenpeace crew with several teams of independent scientists are on-board the Arctic Sunrise in the Gulf of Mexico for three months, to conduct a series of scientific research programs that will further understanding of the impacts of both oil and chemical dispersants on the Gulf ecosystem. A BP leased drilling platform exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and causing a leak of millions of barrels of oil from a wellhead one mile deep 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Finally capped in August, the leak was treated with a million gallons of Corexit, a toxic dispersant.Related Collections:MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil Expedition (Photo & Videos)
