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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

Navy Allowed to Kill or Injure Nearly 12 Million Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals in Pacific

Author:     Dahr Jamail
Source:     truthout
Publication Date:     Monday, 16 May 2016 00:00
Link: Navy Allowed to Kill or Injure Nearly 12 Million Whales, Dolphins, Other Marine Mammals in Pacific
Stephan:   This is a ghastly report demonstrating everything that is wrong with our cultural view of nature -- something we have dominion over and can exploit as we wish. The world ocean is dying. Report after report describes the collapse of the fisheries the world over, and the death of the coral reefs that are the ecosystem's nurseries. All of this is occurring because of human stupidity, greed, and ignorance and our children will pay a fearsome price for policies such as this one.
A whale swims in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Maui, on December 21, 2014. Credit: Derek

A whale swims in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Maui, on December 21, 2014.
Credit: Derek

What if you were told the US Navy is legally permitted to harass, injure or kill nearly 12 million whales, dolphins, porpoises, sea lions and seals across the North Pacific Ocean over a five-year period?

It is true, and over one-quarter of every tax dollar you pay is helping to fund it.

A multistate, international citizen watchdog group called the West Coast Action Alliance (WCAA), tabulated numbers that came straight from the Navy’s Northwest Training and Testing EIS (environmental impact statement) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Letters of Authorization for incidental “takes” of marine mammals issued by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service.

“It is outrageous to think that humans have quantified all of the impacts their actions cause to the marine environment.”

A “take” is a form of harm to an animal that ranges from harassment, to […]

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1 Comment

  1. s on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:26 am

    Happy Fleet Week! (NY, May 25-31). How could this become an opportunity inviting publicity, support, compassion & collaboration from the various fleet members/command? They are famous for bravery & human rescue.