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Beached Whales and Navy Sonar. .

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Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 25Science. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Marine mammals -- Strandings | Sonar | U.S. Navy -- Environmental aspects | WhalesDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Navy subs routinely use sonar--the underwater version of radar--to navigate and to detect potential threats. But the powerful sounds harm whales and dolphins. In fact, some sonar systems can generate 235 decibels. In air, that's as loud as a Shuttle launch. Enough examples of that harm abound to suggest a better balance must be found between the military's need to use sonar and the need to protect marine life." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses how sonar adversely affects marine life.
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REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 23 Trespass. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 24 Caught in the Headlights. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 25 The Fading Songs of Whales. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 25 Beached Whales and Navy Sonar. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 25 'Acoustic Smog' Taking a Noisy Toll on Ocean's Quiet. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 26 Making History. REF SIRS 2006 Science Article 27 The Canaries: Invaded Isles of Wonder.

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Originally Published: Beached Whales and Navy Sonar, March 8, 2005; pp. 8.

"Navy subs routinely use sonar--the underwater version of radar--to navigate and to detect potential threats. But the powerful sounds harm whales and dolphins. In fact, some sonar systems can generate 235 decibels. In air, that's as loud as a Shuttle launch. Enough examples of that harm abound to suggest a better balance must be found between the military's need to use sonar and the need to protect marine life." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article discusses how sonar adversely affects marine life.

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