An apparatus for autonomous data recording comprising: acoustic equipment for recording autonomous data; and an enclosure to support the acoustic equipment, the enclosure including a front cover member, a middle cover member, a back cover member having a back peripheral wall, at least one hinge configured to connect the front cover member to the back cover member, the at least one hinge enabling the movement of the front cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member is spaced from the back cover member and a closed position in which the front cover member engages the back cover member, the middle cover member being disposed between the front cover member and the back cover member, the middle cover member being connected to the at least one hinge to enable movement of the middle cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member and the middle cover member are spaced from the back peripheral wall and a closed position in which the middle cover member engages the back peripheral wall to form an enclosed space defined by the middle cover member and the back cover member, a first latch configured to releasably secure the middle cover member to the back cover member to secure the middle cover member and the back cover member in the closed position, and a second latch configured to releasably secure the front cover member to the back cover member to secure the front cover member and the back cover member in the closed position. acoustic equipment for recording autonomous data; and an enclosure to support the acoustic equipment, the enclosure including a front cover member, a middle cover member, a back cover member having a back peripheral wall, at least one hinge configured to connect the front cover member to the back cover member, the at least one hinge enabling the movement of the front cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member is spaced from the back cover member and a closed position in which the front cover member engages the back cover member, the middle cover member being disposed between the front cover member and the back cover member, the middle cover member being connected to the at least one hinge to enable movement of the middle cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member and the middle cover member are spaced from the back peripheral wall and a closed position in which the middle cover member engages the back peripheral wall to form an enclosed space defined by the middle cover member and the back cover member, a first latch configured to releasably secure the middle cover member to the back cover member to secure the middle cover member and the back cover member in the closed position, and a second latch configured to releasably secure the front cover member to the back cover member to secure the front cover member and the back cover member in the closed position. a front cover member, a middle cover member, a back cover member having a back peripheral wall, at least one hinge configured to connect the front cover member to the back cover member, the at least one hinge enabling the movement of the front cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member is spaced from the back cover member and a closed position in which the front cover member engages the back cover member, the middle cover member being disposed between the front cover member and the back cover member, the middle cover member being connected to the at least one hinge to enable movement of the middle cover member and the back cover member between an open position in which the front cover member and the middle cover member are spaced from the back peripheral wall and a closed position in which the middle cover member engages the back peripheral wall to form an enclosed space defined by the middle cover member and the back cover member, a first latch configured to releasably secure the middle cover member to the back cover member to secure the middle cover member and the back cover member in the closed position, and a second latch configured to releasably secure the front cover member to the back cover member to secure the front cover member and the back cover member in the closed position.