Open AccessU.S. Navy sued over sonar use
Author(s) -
Kumar Mohi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2005eo440006
Subject(s) - navy , lawsuit , sonar , underwater , range (aeronautics) , law , aeronautics , marine engineering , oceanography , engineering , political science , geology , aerospace engineering
The Natural Resources Defense Council and other environment groups on 19 October filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles against the U.S. Navy over its use of mid‐frequency sonar, the principle system used aboard U.S. naval vessels to locate submarines and underwater objects. This sonar operates around the three kilohertz range. The lawsuit alleges that midfrequency sonar harms marine mammals and violates environmental laws, including the Marine Mammals Protection Act. NRDC lawyer Andrew Wetzler said the goal of this suit is to compel the Navy to use commonsense measures to avoid harming marine species.