Factoid/2008/12/29
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Enviro Groups Hammer Out Agreement with Navy over Mid-Frequency Sonar Use in the Oceans
- "The Navy agrees that high-intensity military sonar can injure and kill whales, dolphins and other marine life. This agreement commits the Navy for the first time to a program of environmental review and public transparency in its sonar training in an effort to shield whales and other vulnerable species from harmful underwater noise. In addition, it requires the Navy to fund significant research for the benefit of marine mammals identified by NRDC and other organizations commited to marine mammal protection. Finally, while it does not resolve disagreements with the Navy over operational safeguards required to reduce sonar's risk to whales and other marine life, it sets in place a process for negotiation between the Navy and this environmental coalition that we hope will reduce the need for fututre litigation." - statement by Joel Reynolds, senior attorney and director of NRDC's marine mammal program. Statement appeared on this Natural Resources Defense Council web page.
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