Oregon State University researcher Leigh Torres launches a drone off the Oregon coast to study how whales respond to noise pollution from vessel traffic. The project has funding from the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology Ocean Acoustics Program.
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Researcher Uses Drones To Learn How Whales Respond To Noise Pollution

By Cassandra Profita (OPB)
Feb. 1, 2018 9 p.m.

What happens to whales' health when we fill their habitat with noisy ship traffic?

Tags: Science & Environment, Environment, Fish &Amp; Wildlife, Science, Whales

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