PORTLAND, OR. — August 29, 2013 — The Pacific Ocean off the Oregon Coast is really loud. That’s the finding of scientists working for Oregon State University, NOAA and the federal Energy Department.
For the past year, they’ve been listening to sounds picked up by a hydrophone sunk in about 50 meters of water, just off Newport. What they’ve recorded is a vigorous symphony of natural and man-made noises.
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