Eglin AFB in Florida has applied for a permit to conduct a five-year training program in mine and ordnance disposal which they admit may damage the hearing of local dolphins. To read the application, go here:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-24689.htm
Brief article from Courthouse News:
WASHINGTON (CN) - The National Marine Fisheries Service plans to allow the U.S. Air Force to perform Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School training operations and other live fire military readiness activities at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, even though the activities may cause temporary hearing loss in bottlenose dolphins. The agency has proposed rules to govern the activities in relation to dolphin harassment.
The agency issued annual Incidental Harassment Authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act for similar activities in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, but the activities have not yet taken place.
Needless to say, "temporary hearing loss" in dolphins means they can't navigate, can't hunt and can't determine the location of predators.
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