Science
Underwater Reef ‘Music’ Attracts Young Fish to Degraded Coral – Treehugger
Scientists used underwater recordings of healthy reef noise to attract young fish to resettle in degraded sections of the Great Barrier Reef.
Coral reefs are in great distress, due to warming oceans that are causing corals to bleach and die. Conservationists are worried about how to save them, but a radical new study might come as music to their ears.
A team of scientists came up with the unusual idea to play underwater sounds along degraded portions of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that would replicate the usual noises heard on a healthy, active reef. When they did so, they found that fish were attracted to the music and more willi…
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