Hydrophone connected to BEP at EA Offshore
The hydrophone tripod connected to the BEP at the Endurance Oregon Offshore site. The hydrophone is an underwater microphone listening for marine mammal vocalizations, anthropogenic noise, and other acoustic signals. It is offset from the BEP site by ~10 meters to reduce background noise.
Photo Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive 1747, V14
August 18, 2014