The Singer Male Humpback Whales Vava'u Tonga Hydrophone Recording Humpback Whale Song Annie Crawley

The Singer, Humpback Whales of Tonga, features a section of a male singing humpback whale's song that I captured in the field. If you are interested in the entire song, email me, all details below with links to contact. The song of this humpback is featured in Oceana and Kohola, Spirit of the Ocean, created by composer Stella Sung.

Humpback whales migrate thousands of miles each year from their polar feeding grounds to tropical and subtropical areas to breed and give birth, living off their fat stores. They have lived on our planet for millions of years. During the 20th century, more than 200,000 humpback whales were taken, reducing their population by more than 90 percent. The International Whaling Commission banned commercial humpback whaling in 1966 to prevent extinction as their global population depleted to 5,000 animals. In 1970, they were protected by the Endangered Species Act and the King of Tonga declared his people will no longer hunt humpback whales, but that we will swim with them. During the past 50 years, they’ve rebounded worldwide to nearly 80,000 whales and have been classified into 14 distinct populations, nine of which no longer need to be considered endangered.

This footage is part of a male humpback whale's song I captured in the field with a hydrophone. It's to be embedded in the sound design of Kohola, Spirit of the Ocean, and Oceana Stella Sung's latest works, to transport you to their world.

Kohola, Spirit of the Ocean, envisioned by composer Stella Sung, shines a light on humpback whales. After collaborating on Oceana to raise awareness about noise pollution, Stella created this upbeat and hopeful composition to celebrate life of the humpback whale. It's been extraordinary to visualize Stella’s composition to take you into my underwater world. There's a thin blue line of separation between the gravity world in which we live and that of these incredible whales. Our ocean’s story unites and connects all of us.

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Annie Crawley has worked around the world with cameras in hand, mostly below the surface of our ocean. Born and raised in Chicago, she fell in love with water swimming in our Great Lakes as she did not see the ocean until after graduating from the University of Illinois. After she learned to scuba dive, she took a calculated risk and sold her car to purchase her first underwater camera systems. As an underwater explorer, she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame in 2010, earned her Master of Communications at University of Washington, and is a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps trained by Al Gore. She now calls Edmonds, WA home. She has created a series of illustrated books and programs to entertain, educate and awe people about life within our ocean.

Annie launched Dive Into Your Imagination to create a community to educate and entertain all ages while connecting them to our environment. She travels with a dive team who explore the sea while scuba diving and documenting their experiences. As a master storyteller, she runs programs teaching the art of photography, video, and workshops.

The Our Ocean and You Campaign has reached tens of thousands of students and continues to create partnerships to promote ocean health. Annie shares the beauty and wonder of exploring our ocean together with three issues: pollution, climate change, and sustainability. http://OurOceanAndYou.com

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