Programme, Sea Lines of Communication 2016: Discovery: 17 November 2016

 We are delighted to announce the programme for the Southampton Marine and Maritime Postgraduate Group’s third annual colloquium, Sea Lines of Communication: Discovery. The event celebrates and encourages diverse and interdisciplinary postgraduate and early career research across all fields of marine and maritime studies. The event is free, and open to all. We hope you will join us – please register here:

 Programme below the cut:

How Humpback Whales Talk, and why Grey Whales Listen, Nicholas Flores Martin

Humpback whale, photograph by Jaqueline Clare

Nicholas Flores Martin is a PhD student within the CDT-SIS group, currently working on developing an acoustic-based behavioural guidance system for fish. His talk dealt with the mechanics of humpback whale vocalisation and investigating the potential use of ambient sound by grey whales for navigation and foraging.