A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive and a clarion
call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes - from an
award-winning science writer. For centuries humans ignored sound in the 'silent world' of the
ocean assuming that what we couldn't perceive didn't exist. But we couldn't have been more
wrong. Marine scientists now have the technology to record and study the complex interplay of
the myriad sounds in the sea. Finally we can trace how sounds travel with the currents bounce
from the seafloor and surface bend with temperature and even saltiness how sounds help
marine life survive and how human noise can transform entire marine ecosystems. In Sing Like
Fish award-winning science journalist Amorina Kingdon synthesises historical discoveries with
the latest research in a clear and compelling portrait of this sonic undersea world. From
plainfin midshipman fish whose swim-bladder drumming is so loud it keeps houseboat-dwellers
awake to the syntax of whalesong from the deafening crackle of snapping shrimp to underwater
earthquakes and volcanoes sound plays a vital role in feeding mating parenting navigating
and warning. Meanwhile our seas also echo with human-made sound and we are only just learning
how these pervasive noises can mask mating calls chase animals from their food and even wound
creatures. Intimate and artful Sing Like Fish tells a uniquely complete story of ocean
animals' submerged sounds envisions a quieter future and offers a profound new understanding
of the world below the surface.
