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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 13 > Navy will scale back sonar use to protect whales

Navy will scale back sonar use to protect whales

By Los Angeles Times / The Bulletin
August 13, 2008

The U.S. Navy will restrict the use of low-frequency active sonar during training to prevent possible harm to whales and other creatures, under an agreement reached with environmental groups Tuesday.

The accord, approved by a federal court in San Francisco, would restrict the use of a type of....

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