Sounds of a Changing Sea

This project aims to characterize spatiotemporal variation in soundscapes across coastal marine ecosystems in Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique (e.g., coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangroves, sand banks, and open ocean), and test relationships between the acoustic characteristics and biophysical parameters (e.g., temperature, tides, biodiversity). These data enable us to demonstrate the potential of passive acoustic methods to monitor changes and perturbations in coastal ecosystems and will establish baseline acoustic data for the habitats in the Bazaruto Archipelago.

Seagrass recording

Fish sound: low purr

Fish sound: fast knock

Coral reef recording

Fish sound: foghorn

Peat reef recording

Boat noise on reef

Fish sound: grunt

Tuna shoal soundscape