AnaBonaldo

Hi guys, I'm looking for a mic that I can use both underwater and buried in the ground, mostly for recording mangroves. I'm interested in sounds from life, water and mud movements but also would be great if I could pick up some of the sounds of human activity in the area, such as seismic soundings for hydrocarbons explorations, boats, drilling. I'm in the creeks of the Niger Delta, exploring what's left of nature here and how we, humans have synthesised these landscapes. I was thinking of buying the dolphinear/pro hydrophone, as it has balanced connection and I believe I can used it directly into something like the zoom H8 or another of my portable recorders, without the need for a pre amp to match impedance. I have a hydrophone with unbalanced output and without an amp the sound loses all the low frequency content. I need to be agile and semi inconspicuous and have the least bulky or fiddly gear i can get away with it, because of safety concerns when in the oil producing creeks of the Niger Delta. Another consideration is that the dolphinear/pro hydrophone spec says it can be both buried in the ground and used underwater, which seems perfect to me, in theory. Has anyone here used one? Does the mic really do what it says it does? Do you have anything better to suggest based on experience? I'd be grateful for any informed response - Ana