[CINC] Tell the Coastal Commission to save whales from sonar

[Staci Kaye-Carr]

>
>
> Dear Fellow Naturalist,

> I just received this email from Natural Resources Defense Council  
> (NRDC).
>
> We need your immediate help to turn back the U.S. Navy's latest
> assault on whales off the coast of California.
>
> Last year, the California Coastal Commission ruled that the Navy
> must follow common-sense safety measures while using
> high-intensity sonar off southern California. The Navy refused
> to comply with those recommendations, even after two subsequent
> court orders.
>
> Now, the Navy is asking the Commission for an even more
> expansive use of sonar in the area.
>
> Please go to http://www.nrdconline.org/ct/ndSBOa119PYi/
> right now and urge the California Coastal Commission to reject the
> Navy's request, unless it commits to simple precautions that
> will protect marine life. We only have until October 14.
>
> The Commission's staff has already concluded that, without
> additional protections, the Navy's extensive use of sonar would
> cause significant harm to California's marine mammals. It
> recommended that the Navy avoid biologically sensitive areas
> (especially during key migration periods), turn off sonar when
> marine mammals are sighted close to the sonar ship, and improve
> monitoring for marine mammals before the sonar is turned on.
>
> Please tell the Coastal Commission to reject the Navy's latest
> plan.
>
> Go to http://www.nrdconline.org/ct/ndSBOa119PYi/ right away.
> It's crucial that the Commission hear from concerned
> Californians before October 14.
>
> Thanks again for taking action in support of marine mammals off
> the coast of California.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Frances Beinecke
> President
> NRDC Action Fund
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