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There are many reason why marine mammals beach themselves, and the Marine Mammal Center recommends these steps if you come across a beached seal, whale or dolphin…
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Mass Strandings of Pilot Whales: A Study, Science Daily (03-14-2013)
Biologists since Aristotle have puzzled over the reasons for mass strandings of whales and dolphins, in which groups of up to several hundred individuals drive themselves up onto a beach…
Are Humans to Blame For Mass Whale Beach Strandings?
There are many theories as to why whales beach themselves, blaming seismic activity, electro-magnetic anomolies, and us…
Navy study: Sonar, Blasts Might Hurt More Sea Life, AP (09-26-2013)
Accoustic Pollution and Naval Sonar testing
Over the past 40 years, cumulative research across the globe has revealed a coincidence between naval sonar testing events and acute decompression sickness in beached marine mammals. Under a plan announced by the NOAA, marine mammal “hot spots” in areas including Southern California’s coastal waters, may become off limits to testing of a type of Navy sonar linked to the deaths of whales.
Fisheries Catch 12 Times More Than Reported, Study Shows (04-03-2013)
