A powerful air-gun fires underwater 
as part of a seismic survey to find oil reservoirs. An underwater explosive breaks down a rig that’s being decommissioned. Pile-driving hammers smash into the seabed.

These are the sounds of oil and gas operations in the ocean—unheard by most humans but an auditory disruption, according to environmentalists, to the marine life of the seas, including dolphins and whales.

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