Episode 5: Underwater soundscapes and role models with Ann Osiecka

This episode dives into the world of bioacoustics, otherwise known as the soundscape of the natural world. When Jaques Cousteau wrote his film, Le Mond du Silence, he actually got it wrong, because instead of being a silent world - the ocean is actually a pretty noisy place, with sound being a medium that species depend on. Today’s guest Ann Osiecka, a PhD student at the University of Gdańsk, discusses the role of these acoustics in hunting in pinnipeds (the seal, sealion, walrus family), in her paper titled: The diel pattern in harbour porpoise clicking behaviour is not a response to prey activity. From access to opportunities to role models, we chat with Ann on the importance of visibility for people from 'unlikely' places in a marine science career.