Factoid/2008/01/08
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Judge Rules Navy Must Take Some Precautions for Whales and Other Marine Mammals
- "For starters, the Navy will not be permitted to use its dangerous mid-frequency sonar within 12 miles of the California coast, a zone that is heavily used by migrating whales and dolphins. Sonar will also be banned in the Catalina Basin, an underwater canyon with a high density of whales. The Navy will also have to monitor for marine mammals -- from the ship and from the air -- both before and during its sonar exercises. If any marine mammals are spotted within 2200 yards of the ship, the Navy will have to shut down its sonar." excerpt from a Natural Resources Defense Council email communication. Also see NRDC's online press release.
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