Oceans of Noise: Episode Two – Science Weekly podcast

During our summer break, we're revisiting the archives. Today, Wildlife recordist Chris Watson presents the second instalment of a three-part journey into the sonic environment of the ocean, celebrating the sounds and songs of marine life and investigating the threat of noise pollution

First released: 03/05/2019

Contrary to popular belief, and the writings of Jacques Cousteau, life under the ocean surface is not a silent world but a dense and rich sonic environment where sound plays a fundamental role to all known life.

The pioneering natural history sound recordist Chris Watson and the sound artist Jana Winderen meet a team from Norway's Institute of Marine Research and board a research vessel setting sail around the Austevoll islands.