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-underdog- t1_j9z6dxx wrote

wait sonar has actually been shown to be dangerous to whales...

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New_Stats OP t1_j9zm4kb wrote

you're thinking of military sonar. This is not that

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>But not all sound generated by human activity and high-resolution geophysical surveys can be heard by large whales like humpbacks, who hear in lower frequencies than other species, Staaterman said.

In addition, no whale strandings have ever been documented from offshore wind development noise, said Benjamin Laws, deputy chief for the permits and conservation division at NOAA's Fisheries Office of Protected Resources.

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2023/01/19/nj-whale-deaths-likely-caused-by-vessel-strikes-fishing-gear-feds/69819319007/

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-underdog- t1_j9zm8uv wrote

thank you, I had heard of this in there context of navy sonar but didn't know there was a difference

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