Acoustic Ecology is a topic that I've never thought about before. The idea that natural sounds in the environment are vanishing is not that large of a leap in idea, just one I have not made before. To preserve these sounds is definitely a noble cause, recording and establishing a record of these ever vanishing sounds will only help to promote and bring attention to the fact that they are vanishing. Establishing a large collection of these sounds will help to continue their noises even if the species becomes smaller in population, or worst case scenario, extinction.
Looking at this idea from my science background, it definitely has validity to it. The ocean is probably one of the most rapidly changing environments as a result of human activity, so recording as much of it and the sounds associated within make sense. They also can provide factual backing to influence arguments for conservation of other environments.
One of the downsides to technology evolving, new sounds arise and become more prevalent. Look at synthetic music, compared to two hundred years ago, trying to explain these sounds would be an impossible task. It only makes sense that in the future, there will be even more new sounds dominating a city environment at first, then spreading outwards. Additionally with the rate of technological advancements, new technologies are found daily producing a new effect, which in turn can bring new sounds. If one of these technologies is produced en masse, new sounds can start to dominate the landscape.
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