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Behavioral Responses of Beaked Whales and Other Cetaceans to Controlled Exposures of Simulated Sonar and Other Sounds

Abstract

  • Strandings coincident with some sonar training exercises indicates strong negative reactions in certain species and circumstances
  • Vast scientific uncertainty regarding these observations has lead to widely divergent speculation on possible adverse impacts
  • Numerous scientific and government panels/task forces have called for directed behavioral studies