Abstract: A hydrophone retrieval system is described, which includes: a) a case having an interior chamber adapted to house an anchor fixture within the chamber, the case having at least one sealable opening therein adapted to accept therethrough an electric leader cable and a retrieval cable, in a water-tight manner; b) an anchor fixture disposed within the chamber, where the anchor fixture includes an anchor member portion, wherein a first end of the electric leader cable passes through a first aperture formed in the anchor member portion; c) a first end of the retrieval cable passing through a second aperture formed in the anchor member portion; d) a retrieval cable termination element attached to the first end of the retrieval cable within an interior portion of the fixture, wherein the diameter of the retrieval cable termination element is greater than the diameter of the second aperture; and e) a base member portion, wherein the anchor member and base member portions are rigidly separated from each other at a fix