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Navy Gravy
U.S. Navy Agrees to Reduce Use of Sonar System Linked to Whale Deaths |
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14 Oct 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Navy Gravy U.S. Navy Agrees to Reduce Use of Sonar System Linked to Whale Deaths In a sweet but possibly temporary victory for environmentalists, the U.S. Navy has agreed to dramatically decrease its use of a low-frequency sonar system that has been associated with the deaths of whales and other marine mammals. A court agreement announced yesterday limits the Navy to using the sonar system in less than 1 perce ... |
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