Dr. Marsha Green’s quest to regulate ocean noise impacts
The world’s oceans are reeling under a myriad of impacts. A large part of this is due to man’s tampering with the vast aquatic ecosystem resources covering two-thirds of planet Earth. According to landmark reports issued by the Pew Oceans Commission, 30 percent of coral reefs are [...]

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‘Marine mammal issues’ complicated exercise off Hawaii, fleet says
The Navy yesterday raised concerns about new sonar restrictions as it finished three days of anti-submarine warfare training off Hawai’i — the first such training under a recent federal court order on sonar use that is meant to better protect whales and dolphins.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft [...]

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Researchers at the nonprofit Cetos Research Organization have shown for the first ever that humpback whale calves make sounds.
The organization studied the whales off the coasts of Maui and Kauai, and said the squealing noises made by the young whales are messages to their mothers.
However, the sounds are not as complex as the continuous, repetitive [...]

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