en-us Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700 To learn how military active sonar systems affect whales and other marine mammals, scientists from NOAA Fisheries Service plan to expose animals in the Bahamas to the loud sonar sounds and monitor their behavior. "Carefully controlled field studies in realistic...]]> Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800 More than 150 melon-headed whales that stranded on a Kauai beach on July 3, 2004 were likely disoriented by sonar emitted by U.S. Navy vessels, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA said in a final report on the incident issued Thursday. The U.S....]]> Mon, 01 May 2006 23:59:59 -0700 NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking public comments on the U.S. Navy's proposal to conduct Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC anti-submarine arfare exercises around the Main Hawaiian Islands using tactical mid-frequency sonar. The mid-frequency sound generated by the tactical sonar used in the exercises has...]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:59:59 -0700 Marine wildlife experts and the U.S. Navy are investigating the stranding of 68 rough-toothed dolphins in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary last week to determine if sonar from a Navy submarine may have disoriented the marine mammals. The USS Philadelphia, based in Groton,...]]> Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:59:59 -0800 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 23:59:59 -0700 Thu, 22 Jul 1999 23:59:59 -0700 Sat, 18 Oct 1986 23:59:59 -0700