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Whale and Dolphin Watch » End the killing of whales and dolphins by sonar. » The Facts

The Facts

The U.S. Navy provides approximately 50% of the funds for marine mammal research worldwide

Primary papers are 2.3 times more likely to be cited in the reviews as concluding “no effect of noise” if the research was militarily-funded than if it was not.

Thus, conflict of interest may have led to a misrepresentation of the effects of noise on marine mammals, and thus may misinform public policy decisions.

Low-frequency Activesonar signals destroy a whale’s ability to navigate.

Whales move through sound, vibration and instinct. This leads to an early and painful death.

There are alternatives to the Sonar and other noise pollution

We now have satellites that provide coverage of the entire world, and can pinpoint small items within distances of two to three feet…. even in the vast stretches of the Pacific Ocean. These non-sonar technologies can detect enemy subs, fault lines under the ocean, etc.. There are “moneyed” interests keeping us tied to old technologies (sonar technology is over 20 years old) when newer, harmless methods can accomplish the same ends. If pressure is applied to abandon the old, new technologies will be able to come forward (there is money to be made from the new technologies as well) and we can relax knowing our ocean friends are being cared for in a humane and responsible way.

Sound penetrates an animal’s body when immersed in water. This effect, which can cause tissue rupture and hemorrhage, has not been adequately addressed in the Navy’s FEIS.

Resources

  • Huffington Post: War Games Killing Whales

  • Author Brenda Peterson Novelist and nature writer If the U.S. military conducted their war games in our world's forests -- setting the Appalachian Trail on fire or strafing b[...]