do whales do flips when they hear sonar?

this is a great idea, to get some actual data. negative results won’t convince the whale-lovers that everything’s hunky-dory, though.

Somewhat beside the point, though, because, given the current composition of the Supreme Court, the ultimate outcome of this controversy is going to be a federal appeals or supreme court decision that says in no uncertain terms that the federal government’s interest in national security trumps the whales’ rights.

Researchers tag whales, track ships in sonar study | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
Debate has long raged over how the military’s use of sonar to detect enemy submarines affects dolphins and whales, which use sound to navigate, communicate and locate food.

Now, researchers are moving closer to getting some solid answers.

In a scientific first, experts tagged dozens of whales with sensors to track their movement and behavior while Navy ships operated nearby.

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