Navy OKs sonar limit to help whales

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Wed, 08/13/2008 - 11:34

A blue whale spouts near offshore oil rigs on July 16 near Long Beach, Calif.<br /><br />The U.S. Navy settled a lawsuit on sonar testing in some areas, but still wants to continue those off Southern California.The U.S.

Navy agreed Tuesday to limit the loud, low-pitched sonar used to detect submarines in response to criticism by environmentalists that the sound was threatening whales and other marine mammals hundreds of miles away.



 

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