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Sonar

I think it is interesting that the Navy PR people are scouting discussions about sonar, just so they can put the "right" info out there.  Between me and my fiance, we have over 20 years experience with the Navy.  He was a sonar tech on a ship and I worked with passive sonar, so we know BS when we see it.  Regardless of what public affairs people put out there, they are always leaving information out because of the security classification of the topic.
My problem with the rhetoric she copies from her website and manuals (which I've read the same thing over and over again) is that she is a public affairs officer, not a biologist, and the "facts" that the Navy claims are not the "facts" to real scientists.  There is not enough research that has been done and all their "established facts" are based primarily off a few short-termed studies back in the late 90's (these can be found on the military LFA website and sonar website). That info is referenced again and again and again. Oddly enough, the agency overseeing all the federal agencies about noise pollution and marine mammals actually came up with a different conclusion from the one the Navy put together and stated there wasn't enough information to make the claims the Navy is making
---- from the same info!
When the Navy wants something, they get it. This is the same Navy that would punch holes in aerosol cans out at see so they would sink better. The same Navy that would throw the trash overboard at night.  Granted, some of these things have changed, but ultimately, the Navy could care less about marine mammals or whales. Their claims that they do are absolutely not believable.  If they actually showed some kind interest and provided funding for people that didn't say what they wanted them to say, then perhaps there would be hope.  But they are the greatest entity in the United States - scary!On Propaganda soft-pedals sonar impacts on marine mammals posted 1 year, 7 months ago 12 Responses