Post; Court Restores Ban On Naval Sonar

Team Infidel · November 14th, 2007

Seattle Times
November 14, 2007
San Francisco -- A federal appeals court restored a ban Tuesday on the U.S. Navy's use of submarine-hunting sonar in upcoming training missions off Southern California, a ruling that is to stand until the military adopts better safeguards for whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.
The order by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows the Navy to continue current exercises but will force the Pentagon to come up with ways to ensure that marine mammals are not harassed or injured by sonic blasts during a series of missions set to begin in January.
Any precautions, such as reducing sonar power at night, when whales are not easily seen, will have to be approved by the same federal court in Los Angeles that ordered the initial ban in August.

November 14th, 2007
Team Infidel Milforum's Postmaster Gear	Post; Court Restores Ban On Naval Sonar Seattle Times November 14, 2007 San Francisco -- A federal appeals court restored a ban Tuesday on the U.S. Navy's use of submarine-hunting sonar in upcoming training missions off Southern California, a ruling that is to stand until the military adopts better safeguards for whales, dolphins and other marine mammals. The order by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allows the Navy to continue current exercises but will force the Pentagon to come up with ways to ensure that marine mammals are not harassed or injured by sonic blasts during a series of missions set to begin in January. Any precautions, such as reducing sonar power at night, when whales are not easily seen, will have to be approved by the same federal court in Los Angeles that ordered the initial ban in August. __________________