By Kirsten Massebeau
As the stranding of dolphins continues on Cape Cod’s, Well Fleet so do the correlations with Naval activites in the Atlantic Ocean. It was reported that dolphins stranded on March 7th 2012. “The rash of strandings of short-beaked common dolphins along the Cape Cod Bay shoreline in the past month is rare for the decade, but marine mammal specialists cautioned Monday that in the longer view, it might be perfectly normal”.Again, just as in the months of January and February Naval activity is taking place in the Atlantic. Even government Funded IFAW Katie Moore who has denied Naval involvement despite evidence of Naval activity can no longer deny the possibility of sound being the source of these tragic deaths along the Atlantic Coastline, ”
“We don’t have that single answer,” she said. “We want to look into every possible cause.”
So why the denial Cape Cod? Where is the advocacy for the dolphins and whales who are having to contend with an aggressive Naval program that is only expanding. Why is this allowed to continue? Many people seem unaware that NOAA has signed permits for the Navy to “take” huge numbers of dolphins and whales as “incidental” to sonar, underwater detonations, and other Wartime activities:
This letter of Authorization is just for the Atlantic ocean alone!
“This Authorization is valid for the period January 22, 2012, through January 22,2014
How are these numbers acceptable. Up to 21,2212 common dolphins can be “taken” meaning killed or harassed by the U.S. Navy. What does this mean for dolphins? Each year the death and destruction will increase as sonar becomes more powerful and as the U.S. Navy continues to increase the use.
Why do government funded scientists and marine mammals specialists seem to be looking the other way when it come to the Navy? Could it be all in the name of science. It seems because this is a new area of study government funded some scientists are clamoring to get in on the data and studies.
‘A lot that we can learn’
“It’s amazing work,” she said.
How could anyone call this amazing? This video was taken in 2003. Imagine how advanced sonar is today, louder with pings traveling farther.Thanks to scientists on the West Coast dedicated to saving cetaceans from sonar control the Navy’s sonar activities will not be swept under the rug!
Is the suffering of dolphins and whales from these sonar exercises worth the “data”. Is the trade off worth it? Come on world open your eyes to the terrible suffering. Together we can silence deadly sonar!
Please take a moment and contact Jim Levy in who has signed these terrible Letters of Authorization for the Navy to “take” dolphins and whales incidental to sonar use. Let him know we will not accept the increased use of sonar by the Navy! We believe homeland security is important but not when it is causing such suffering in our ocean cousins. Request information on any upcoming permits for sonar that he has not authorized!
jim.lecky@noaa.gov
Join us as we fight to silence sonar and air-guns before it destroys all the whales and dolphins in the ocean!
Follow the link to find out about sonar and the Navy’s activities in the Atlantic Ocean during the months of January and February 2012: https://championsforcetaceans.com/2012/03/07/cape-cod-dolphin-stranding-coincides-with-atlantic-naval-warfare-exercises-in-10-years/
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The type of ship (LHD) that is highlighted is not equipped with sonar (except a depth sounder).
Hi Roy this is Ed, I author some of the submissions on this blog, not this one however. I do not know your background and I am not any form of authority but to challenge the issue of whether this aircraft carrier has sonar in my mind is very weak. The day the Navy goes into a training exercise without the full task force compliment of vessels would cause top officers heads to roll. I do not have the specific specs. on this ship, maybe you could post those for me as well those of the full compliment of vessels that accompany her in any training or task force operations. At any rate thanks for reading our blog. Ed Johnson
Hi to Roy again regarding the USS Kearsarge,This info I came across and indeed indicates though it may not have active sonar is surrounded by ships that do. “In January 2005, during and just after a U.S.training exercise off North Carolina in which the USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group was engaged in anti-submarine training involving the use of mid-frequency active sonar, at least thirtyseven whales of three different species stranded and died along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, including numerous pilot whales (six of which were pregnant), one newborn minke whale, and two dwarf sperm…” I hope this gives credibility to our contention that this vessel and its compliment could have been responsible for whale deaths through use of active sonar.
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Kirsten Jeff here…we’re WAY PAST THE POINT WHERE WRITING LETTERS OR EVEN BRINGING LAW-SUITS AGAINST THE NAVY OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IS GOING TO ACHIEVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN ‘PR’ FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. They are the MASTERS OF REALITY in their minds…they are the MILITARY and their job is TO DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD TO DO BY THEIR BOSSES = THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CARTEL = NEW WORLD ORDER. READ MY POSTING PLEASE
http://tutunui-wananga.blogspot.co.nz/2012/03/us-navy-french-frying-cetaceans.html
Awareness is what we can do. When these strands occur we need to correlate with other many made events. I am on my way to read your post Jeff! Thank-you for your comment.
Thank you for this important work, Kirsten! I am going to be doing a lot of reading this weekend, and it will begin here.
Thanks Mo let me know if you want any links I have tons!
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