the days below water (mosquito lagoon) by ACA Soundscape Field Station at CANA

Excerpts from the exhibition Canaveral Soundscape produced by Dr. Nathan Wolek, the 2020 artist in residence.

"Most people have never heard the soundscape beneath the surface of Mosquito Lagoon. On many days, you can hear irregular pops of snapping shrimp using sound to stun their prey. Some days, you can hear creaking from dolphins using sound to locate their next meal. For a few weeks in fall, you will hear a slow tonal pulse from toadfish in search of a mate. It's a dramatically different soundscape than the one above the water. The soundscape above the water can be active and eventful, while underwater it is calm or vice versa. Occasionally, loud events like thunder will penetrate the surface, but usually they are almost indifferent to each other. 
The selections playing over the speakers in this gallery were recorded at various locations in the Mosquito Lagoon at Canaveral National Seashore. Although these recordings emphasize the underwater soundscape, occasionally they come up for air and reveal what is happening just above the surface. That often serves as a contrast, but sometimes it can reveal the source of something heard under water (such as a passing boat, an approaching storm, or a busy fisherman)."

Contains tracks

• cicadas & thunderstorm (Eldora, 11 August) by ACA Soundscape Field Station at CANA
• dolphin through diverse soundscape (Visitor Center Apollo Beach, 25 September) by ACA Soundscape Field Station at CANA
• floating dock & passing dolphin (Seminole Rest, 2 September) by ACA Soundscape Field Station at CANA