"Unveiling the Enigmatic Twilight Chorus of the Deep Sea"

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Around twilight off Japan's Minamitorishima Island, fish create a chorus using their gas-filled swim bladders and fins, which can be heard 18,000 feet below the sea. Researchers recorded the soundscape of the abyss for a year and discovered daily fish choruses around sunset, suggesting deep-sea creatures may have circadian rhythms. The sounds could serve as a zeitgeber for deep-sea species, but the impact of potential deep-sea mining noise on these ecosystems requires further study.
Topics:science#deep-sea#deep-sea-mining#fish-choruses#marine-life#ocean-soundscape#science-and-nature
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