Sonar used before whales beached

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: September 5, 2004| Author: MARC KAUFMAN | Copyright information

Sonar used before whales beached

Navy admits it turned sound on before pod nearly came ashore

By MARC KAUFMAN Washington Post

Sunday, September 5, 2004

The Navy has acknowledged that vessels on maneuver off Hawaii last month used their sonar periodically in the 20 hours before a large pod of melon-headed whales unexpectedly came to shore in the area. The acknowledgment added to an already contentious debate over whether the sound from sonar has been causing marine m...

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