Marine mammals and sonar
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marine-mammals-and-sonar-173-13827434
title:
Marine mammals and sonar
text:
The interactions between marine mammals and sonar have been a subject of debate since the invention of the technology. Active sonar, the transmission equipment used on some ships to assist with submarine detection, is detrimental to the health and livelihood of some marine animals. Research has recently shown that beaked and blue whales are sensitive to mid-frequency active sonar and move rapidly away from the source of the sonar, a response that disrupts their feeding and can cause mass strandi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_mammals_and_sonar
date created:
2009-01-12T23:11:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T14:34:54Z
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13
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