Investigating sonar and whale strandings
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Title | Investigating sonar and whale strandings |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Nevala, Amy, E. |
Magazine | Oceanus |
Volume | 47 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Pagination | 38-41 |
Date Published | 09/2009 |
Type of Article | Scientific |
Keywords | acoustic trauma, anthropogenic noise, dolphin stranding, marine mammal hearing, marine mammal stranding, navy sonar, underwater noise, whale stranding |
Abstract | In 2000, several U.S. Navy destroyers used sonar in the Bahamas during routine training exercises. Within 36 hours, 17 animals—including 14 beaked whales, one of the world’s deepest-diving whale species—were found on three islands nearby. |