The settlement ends litigation brought by environmental groups against the Navy over its use of sonar in important feeding grounds for whales off the Southern California coast near Santa Catalina, San Clemente, and San Nicolas islands, as well as waters around Hawaii, including Maui, Molokai, and the Big Island.
“The settlement protects some of the most important areas for marine mammals that are sensitive to sonar,” said Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of several groups involved in the litigation. “It’s a great benefit to the whales and lets the Navy fulfill its training needs.”
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(Seems like very small areas for animals that travel vast distances, but it's an improvement over the status quo. Incidentally, my sister told me how she was visiting a place and heard a whale telling her to go to the beach so she could see it. The message repeated over 3 days, on the last of which she was told it was her last opportunity. She went and saw a whale off the coast. She has had no exposure to Confederation material and was fascinated when I told her that, according to Quo, whales communicate telepathically!).
“The settlement protects some of the most important areas for marine mammals that are sensitive to sonar,” said Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of several groups involved in the litigation. “It’s a great benefit to the whales and lets the Navy fulfill its training needs.”
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(Seems like very small areas for animals that travel vast distances, but it's an improvement over the status quo. Incidentally, my sister told me how she was visiting a place and heard a whale telling her to go to the beach so she could see it. The message repeated over 3 days, on the last of which she was told it was her last opportunity. She went and saw a whale off the coast. She has had no exposure to Confederation material and was fascinated when I told her that, according to Quo, whales communicate telepathically!).
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