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Fish Mating Call Blamed For Loud Humming Sound In West Seattle (w Video Report)

Photo: Midshipman Fish. CREDIT Goode and Bean. SOURCE Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Right! Sounds fishy to me, like the old overused UFOs are’swamp gas’ explanation.  My questions: How long have these fish been mating in these waters and how come it hasn’t been reported before? Swamp gas, fish mating calls. Give me a break. . . .EDITOR

From CBS – Seattle

September 7, 2012 12:28 PM

SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – A fish mating call is being blamed for causing a loud, ominous humming sound that is keeping a portion of West Seattle residents awake at night.

Some have even reportedly been jarred from sleep by the low rumble, sometimes described as a growl, accompanying it.

But the Marine Biology program at the University of Washington may have solved the mystery of its source – the Midshipman fish. . . . Read Complete Report

from youtube

Mystery Hum in Seattle, WA — Blamed on mating Fish?! Surely, you jest?!

Published on Sep 8, 2012 by 

Original MSM report on the mysterious sounds in Seattle, Washington:

 

Strange hum keeping West Seattle awake (video Report)

from NNCN.com

by JIM FORMAN /KING 5 News

Posted on September 5, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Updated yesterday at 5:55 AM

Julie Schickling stood out on her porch in West Seattle just after midnight because she couldn’t explain what she was hearing. So she recorded the sound (listen here on West Seattle Blog).

“It gets high and lower, and goes away, then comes back,” said Schickling. . . . Read complete Report