Factoid/2010/11/12
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NOAA Caves In and Authorizes the Navy to Police Themselves with Regard to Protecting Marine Mammals from Navy Sonar and Explosives
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) "has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy... Under the authorization, the Navy is required to follow mitigation measures to minimize effects on marine mammals including... using Navy observers to shut down sonar operations if marine mammals are seen within designated safety zones..." - excerpt from the NOAA press release. Read more.
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