Underwater speaker system (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Underwater speaker system

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Acoustic enrichment can be a key intervention to support imperiled reefs.Using an underwater speaker system,researchers found that broadcasting the sound scape of a healthy reef at a degraded reef caused coral larvae to settle at significantly higher rates.

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Dan Mele, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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