Information and Resources
In March 1998, the Navy entered the waters off the Island of Hawai`i to conduct tests of their low frequency active sonar system on Humpback Whales during the whales breeding and calving season. To read a report of what happened, click here.
From the Report
"When the islanders discovered that the Navy had already spent millions of dollars bringing the SURTASS LFA (Low Frequency Active Sonar) to the deployment stage before preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and that the Navy only agreed to prepare an EIS after an environmental group caught the Navy violating numerous environmental laws, the tests appeared to be little more than window dressing for a decision already made."
Is the Navy conducting an environmental impact statement process that truly addresses the potential harm of SURTASS LFA deployment?
Judge for yourself by reading the comments filed by scientists, activists, and others found at http://how.to/stoplfas.
For an opinion editorial which you can download and ask your local newspaper to publish, click here.
For additional information regarding the threat posed by LFAS, you can visit:
the Stop LFAS web site.
the Ocean Mammal Institute web site.
the Natural Resources Defense Council web site.
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