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Blast From the Mast
Groups sue Navy over underwater explosions |
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30 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:29 PM on 30 Jul 2008 Environmental groups are up in arms about training exercises conducted by the U.S. Navy -- not sonar this time, but underwater explosives. The Wild Fish Conservancy and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility have filed a federal lawsuit against the Navy, saying its practice of training divers to explode dummy mines in Washington State's Puget Sound poses an unacceptable hazard to salmon, o ... |
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| Topics: Department of Defense, litigation, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Naval Gazing
Five environmental groups sue Navy over sonar use off Hawaii |
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17 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Naval Gazing Five environmental groups sue Navy over sonar use off Hawaii Tensions over the U.S. Navy's use of sonar in anti-submarine exercises off Hawaii have resurfaced, and five green groups are suing to change the practice. Citing concerns that sonar can kill and injure whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals, the lawsuit names both the Navy and the National Marine Fisheries Servi ... |
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| Topics: Hawaii, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, politics (all these topics) |
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Safe in Sound
Puget Sound orcas gain more protection; Florida manatees downlisted to threatened |
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12 Jun 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Safe in Sound Puget Sound orcas gain more protection; Florida manatees downlisted to threatened Ninety endangered orcas in the Northwest may soon swim easier, as the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed Friday to designate nearly the entire Puget Sound -- about 2,500 square miles of water -- critical orca habitat. The usual suspects took the usual sides: developers o ... |
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| Topics: Florida, marine life, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Northwest, oceans (all these topics) |
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas |
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16 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Breaking the Sound Barrier Bush admin takes unexpected step to save Washington state's orcas Yesterday, the National Marine Fisheries Service surprised conservationists, cetacean lovers, and most other sentient beings, really, by declaring the orcas of Washington state's Puget Sound endangered. The move mandates a recovery plan and critical-habitat designations, and comes after years of debate o ... |
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| Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Sound and the ... Eh
Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas |
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05 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound and the ... Eh Fisheries Service offers mild plan to preserve Puget Sound orcas The much-beloved and much-beleaguered orcas of Puget Sound in Washington state are the focus of a tepid new National Marine Fisheries Service conservation plan. It emphasizes cleaning up the sound, preventing oil spills, and trying to boost the salmon population -- pretty much what the government ... |
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| Topics: fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans, Washington (all these topics) |
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The Right-Whale Stuff
Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say |
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26 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Right-Whale Stuff Emergency steps needed to save right whale from extinction, experts say The North Atlantic right whale could face extinction within the next century, according to marine scientists writing in the journal Science. Only about 350 right whales are alive today, and the researchers estimate that their deaths may be underreported by up to 83 percent yearly. The scientists say at least eight r ... |
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| Topics: National Marine Fisheries Service, news, oceans (all these topics) |
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