Dec 17 2008
Navy Final EIS Says Sonar Training Doesn’t Need Restrictions
News, Sonar Comments Off on Navy Final EIS Says Sonar Training Doesn’t Need RestrictionsThe Navy, as planned, has released its final EIS governing mid-frequency active sonar training along the entire eastern seaboard, as well as a similar EIS for southern California sonar use. While the documents consider formal Alternatives that would limit sonar training to specific areas—either permanently or seasonally, based on marine mammal breeding, feeding, and migration patterns—the Navy concludes that these restrictions would not make a significant difference in how many whales are affected, so they propose to continue training at will within their entire current Operation Areas (OPAREAS). Read the rest of this entry »