As Australia expands seismic testing, experts warn of profound effects on sealife

Mongabay
Jul 22, 2026, 2:38 pm293 ptsTop
It was spring, 20 years ago now, but he remembers it clearly. On the deck of the Geco Resolution, wind tearing spray from the waves, Robert McCauley stood gazing out onto an ocean blackened by night. The ship had been firing seismic airguns all day, thunderous blasts punching through the water and into the…

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