
SonicSeaisa60-minutedocumentaryaboutthedevastatingimpactofindustrialandmilitaryoceannoiseonwhalesandothermarinelife.Thefilmbeginswithamystery:theunexplainedstrandingandmassmortalityofseveralspeciesofwhalesintheBahamasinMarch2000.Asthemysteryunfolds,thefilmexploresthecriticalroleofsoundinthesea,andthesudden,dramaticchangeshumanactivityisinflictingontheocean'sdelicateacoustichabitat--changesthatthreatentheabilityofwhalesandothermarineanimalstoprosper,tofunction,andultimately,tosurvive.SonicSeafeaturesseveralcharismaticscientists,includingKenBalcomb,theformerNavypilotandacousticsexpertwhoprovedtotheworldthatnavalsonariskillingwhales,aswellasthemusicianandenvironmentalactivist,Sting,whosemovinginterviewconnectsthesonicworldofmarinelifewithoursonicworldonland.Thefilmofferssolutions(and,byextension,hope)foraquieterocean,andunderscoresthattheocean'sdestinyisinextricablyboundwithourown




