Sonar Whales

The Mysterious World Of Whales

nytimes.com | CHARLES SIEBERT | Posted 08.12.2009 | Green


On the afternoon of Sept. 25, 2002, a group of marine biologists vacationing on Isla San Jose, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, came upon a couple of w...

Sonar Vs. Whales, Part Two: Florida's Atlantic Coast

AP | RON WORD | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green


FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. — In the blue-green surf, 11 endangered North Atlantic right whales surface, jump and shoot mist high into the air through t...

Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.

Major Turning Point in the Fight to Save Whales

Joel Reynolds | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green


Joel Reynolds

Despite mounting evidence that such sonar can kill and seriously injure marine mammals, the Navy refused to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.

US Navy Agrees To Limit Potentially Harmful Sonar Use

AP | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The Navy agreed in a settlement approved Tuesday to limit where it operates certain sonar systems criticized by environmentalist...