Whales get Support on Sonar Ban - CBS News:
This article was written by Discover's Andrew Moseman.
"Whales and the U.S. Navy have tangled repeatedly over the past years over charges that the Navy’s sonar exercises disorient or injure whales and other marine mammals. Now, whales in the Pacific appear to have a new champion: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is considering limiting the Navy’s sonar tests in certain marine mammal “hot spots.”
The announcement was made in a letter (pdf) from NOAA head Jane Lubchenco to the White House Council on Environmental Quality. NOAA also called for development of a system for estimating the “comprehensive sound budget for the oceans,” which could help reduce human sources of noise - vessel traffic, sonar and construction activities - that degrade the environment in which sound-sensitive species communicate [Los Angeles Times]."
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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