William A. Watkins Collection of Marine Mammal Sound Recordings
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The William A. Watkins Collection of Marine Mammal Sound Recordings consists of audio and videotape recordings of various marine mammals created or collected by Watkins and others (including Peter Tyack, Melba Caldwell, Donald Griffith, and Thomas Poulter). In December 2016, the complete collection was relocated to the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Selected "best of" sound cuts are included here.
View the Data Library finding tool. Additional information on the SOUND database can be found in WHOI Technical Report 92-31.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 61027hi1(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2007-02-05) Watkins, William A.Recording of 12-15 sperm whales (one baby, one white spotted) made by Crown tape recorder, AX-58 hydrophones, WHOI transistor amplifier. Tape digitized at high sample rate of 192 kHz/ 16 bit with a 93 kHz low-pass filter. Fast clicks and long series of fast clicks; codas; bit of voice and noise towards latter half. Entire recording of 61027.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 62031003(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2003-07-03) Schevill, William E.Recording of 2 sperm whales made by Suitcase Mod 3 #3 amplifier; AX-58 hydrophone; Crown #8 "F" equalization; Scotch III-A tape. E coda by 1 animal; 2nd animal making contact clicks in background.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 7200900e(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2003-07-03) Watkins, William A.Recording of 3 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones; Ithaco 450 amplifiers; WHOI/PEMTEK tape recorders. 1 animal in background making "contact clicks"; and 2 animals in the foreground exchanging "identity codas" (9 clicks, and 7 clicks, respectively).
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 8301900C(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1992-04-21) Watkins, William A.Recording of 6 sperm whales made by RG Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones; Ithaco 450 amplifiers; WHOI/PEMTEK tape recorders. Sperm whale surfaced 30m off stern, swam near stern phone, followed alongside of boat and up to the side hydrophone "C". “Snoopy” in foreground; "contact" clicks made by background animals. Side hydrophone was used for this cut.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 84020001(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1994-07-12) Watkins, William A.Recording of 5 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones, Ithaco 450 amplifiers, WHOI/PEMTEK tape recorders. E Array recording, cow and small calf in the area.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 91003001(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1991-10-21) Watkins, William A.Recording of 3 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones, Ithaco 451 amplifiers, WHOI/Pemtek tape recorder. Lone clicker - Tagged whale. Tag #7 seen on side of this whale; also two other whales heard.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 91003002(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1994-04-24) Watkins, William A.Recording of 3 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones, Ithaco 451 amplifiers, WHOI/Pemtek tape recorder. Lone clicker - Tagged whale. Tag #7 seen on side of this whale; also two other whales heard. Ship noise in background.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 91003003(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1994-04-24) Watkins, William A.Recording of 3 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones, Ithaco 451 amplifiers, WHOI/Pemtek tape recorder. Lone clicker - Tagged whale. Tag #7 seen on side of this whale; also two other whales heard. Ship noise in background.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 91003005(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1994-04-24) Watkins, William A.Recording of 3 sperm whales made by Ithaco 602M108 hydrophones, Ithaco 451 amplifiers, WHOI/Pemtek tape recorder. Lone clicker - Tagged whale. Tag #7 seen on side of this whale; also two other whales heard. Ship noise in background.
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Recording, acousticalSound Cut, Record Number 93570008(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1993-11-10) Tyack, Peter L.Recording of 3-4 sperm whales made by AG-6400, Benthos towed array. Tagged whale. This is the complete coda exchange.