🐋 NEW: The #fiberoptic cables that carry global #internet traffic also register vibrations from #sound, including #whale calls.
Researchers are testing whether existing cables, using sensing techniques that read tiny changes in light, can serve as listening stations for #marine #mammals. The approach could expand whale monitoring across large stretches of #ocean without installing new instruments.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/underwater-internet-cables-monitor-whales/
#acoustics #fiber #conservation #science #technology #tech #data #baleen