National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Listening to the Sea - a NOAA story map

Underwater view of ship and two dolphins
July 31, 2023

To collect consistent passive acoustic data simultaneously across all major regions of the US, NOAA and the National Park Service scientists have teamed up to create the Ocean Noise Reference Station Network (NRS).

Through vivid imagery and sound clips, NOAA's story map "Listening to the Sea" explores the NRS and its use of passive acoustic instruments to record sound in the ocean.

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