NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and gas companies working in the Gulf of Mexico have agreed not to use seismic surveys for the next 2 ½ years in three areas considered critical to whales and along the coast during the… Read More ›
Seismic Testing
Ocean Activists Call For Calif. Central Coast Marine Sanctuary
By Andrew Christie, Director, Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club At the November 14, 2012, meeting of the California Coastal Commission in Santa Monica, with the final permit for PG&E’s potentially devastating high-energy offshore seismic survey hanging in the… Read More ›
Oceana Assesses Atlantic Coast Seismic Impact
Editor’s Note: The debate about the safety of seismic airgun blasts for research purposes along America’s coastlines, has moved from Central California to the Atlantic coast, ranging from Delaware to Florida. The following assesment is from Oceana: Overview The U.S…. Read More ›
40 Whales Die From Possible Sonar Testing
On October 22, fishermen found 40 dead pilot whales in Elizabeth Bay in Andaman. From Hindustan Times Sonic waves from warships — Indian and of neighbouring countries — might have killed 40 whales, whose carcasses were found on the Andaman… Read More ›
A Noisy Ocean — Human Caused Ruckus
From the New York Times By WILLIAM J. BROAD When a hurricane forced the Nautilus to dive in Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” Captain Nemo took the submarine down to a depth of 25 fathoms, or 150… Read More ›
Impacts of Seismic Survey Blasting on Marine Environment
By Sue Arnold CEO, California Gray Whale Coalition Photos by Charmaine Coimbra One of the most important outcomes of the PG&E HESS – whichever way it goes – is the raising of awareness on the issue of underwater noise… Read More ›
What About Sea Otters & Seismic Blasts?
Editor’s Note: Carol Georgi is the California Central Coast marine Sanctuary Alliance Coordinator. She is active in halting the proposed PG&E Seismic Testing proposal along the Central Coast. Her concern, as shown in this letter to the US Fish and… Read More ›
Coastal Community Protests Decibel Levels, Intensity of Proposed Seismic Testing
By Charmaine Coimbra Citizens along the Central Coast of California have joined forces to halt the proposed seismic testing in the ocean waters that lap up against the Diablo Nuclear Plant, as reported in a recent Neptune 911 post. The… Read More ›
Seismic Stress On Great Barrier Reef Whales
For more news about the Great Barrier Reef, read today’s report: Half of Great Barrier Reef Lost In Past 3 Decades by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian October 01, 2012 12:00AM WHEN shipping was stopped in Canada’s Bay… Read More ›
Surfrider Foundation Stands Against Seismic Testing Plan
September 20 2012 Planned Testing Will Be Catastrophic To Marine Life and Poses Risk to Divers, Swimmers and Surfers The Surfrider Foundation vowed today to stop seismic testing slated to begin off the coast of Central California this November. Pacific… Read More ›
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