Navy Seeks Permit to Use Sonar During RIMPAC Exercises
Environment News Service, April, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) — --> 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 the potential to disrupt the behavior of individual marine mammals in close proximity to the exercises. Up to 22 species of marine mammals inhabit this area of the Pacific. The Navy is requesting an authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
RIMPAC is a multi-national training exercise that has been conducted every other year since 1968. This year, RIMPAC is scheduled to occur June 26 through July 28, with exercises using sonar...
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