A Library for Fish Sounds

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Marine BiologyBioacousticsAnimal Communication

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A new library of fish sounds is being developed to better understand fish communication and behavior, sparking interest in the scientific community and discussion about its potential applications.

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superkuh

3 months ago

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This could not come at a more perfect time for me. I'm just starting to test out my pi pico+8 ohm speaker based fishing lure that plays sounds underwater replicating baitfish stress noises and I've been looking for sound samples the last week.

kennyloginz

3 months ago

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Seriously?

superkuh

3 months ago

Seriously: https://bpa.st/ZKUA (pi pico main.c source code and cmakefile)

gausswho

3 months ago

Somewhat blogspam. A more direct source: https://www.fisheyecollaborative.org ... and the sounds/video/data at https://www.fisheyecollaborative.org/library

gavmor

3 months ago

Finally I can start working on my fish calls.

kristopherleads

3 months ago

This is o-fish-ially my favourite post on HackerNews today.

dvh

3 months ago

I used to have Psedorasbora Parva in aquarium and it also made sound.

iammiles

3 months ago

For anyone interested, the musical artist Cosmo Sheldrake has an album entitled Wild Wet World [0] where he samples sounds from the ocean. He often incorporates a lot from nature in his music and is a real treat to see live.

[0] - https://www.cosmosheldrake.com/music/wildwetworld

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