Dolphin Cove: Great Sandy Biosphere Reserve by Leah Barclay

(World Listening Day 2013 – July 18)

Dolphin Cove is located in Tin Can Bay (Queensland, Australia) in the centre of the UNESCO listed Great Sandy Biosphere Reserve. This soundscape features a series of raw field recordings of three Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins and snapping shrimp (Alpheidae) in Tin Can Bay.

The Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin was removed from the Vulnerable Species list in NSW in 2002 but is still listed as a rare species in Queensland. This particular pod of dolphins has been visiting the cove for the past 30 years and are often hand fed by the local residents and visiting tourists. Their sounds are characterised by burst-pulses, clicks and whistles that can range from 1.2 kHz to 20 kHz.

Recorded with an Aquaear CR30-40 Hydrophone & ZOOMH4