Dear All,
Today NOAA announced a new initiative to potentially mitigate harm from
U.S. Navy mid-frequency sonar, and from other sources of ocean noise as
well.
The announcement, which comes in a letter from Dr. Lubchenco (NOAA
Administrator) to Nancy Sutley (Chair of the White House
The Joint Industry Program (JIP) has announced that it will continue funding
research on the effects of underwater noise on marine animals from 2010 through
2012. The program, now worth up to $35M, funded 62 projects from 2006 through
2008 (see our website, www.soundandmarinelife.org for
5 day workshops will be held at Dolphin Discovery Puerto Aventuras Mexico.
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May 31 to June 4 Basic course
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Good morning list members,
In 2009 two aerial surveys were conducted in the waters of the
Pelagos Sanctuary (Western Mediterranean Sea), in winter and summer,
underlining some shifts in fin whale distribution and abundance, when
compared with previous years. The results will be presented at
