sea the future

The SWORD project, based near Cape Town, in South Africa, it is exploring new ways of monitoring the endangered Indian Ocean Humpback dolphin population, recording signature-whistles, an individual-specific sound produced by dolphins (like the use of names in humans) to understand how often and when specific dolphins visit specific bays and even some social dynamics. They use 24/7 underwater microphones, providing an innovate, climate friendly and cost-effective way to monitor and establish protective regulations for these marine mammals.