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Study: Why beaked whales return to navy sonar range

Using data from underwater robots, scientists have discovered that beaked whales prefer to feed within parts of a Navy sonar test range off Southern California that have dense patches of deep-sea squid. Therefore, the British Ecological Society published a study 'Quantifying deep-sea predator–prey dynamics' that shows that beaked whales need these prey hot spots to survive, and that similar patches do not exist in nearby 'sonar-free' areas.

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Offshore wind developer to protect whales

Vineyard Wind, U.S. offshore wind developer, agreed to take measures in order to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whales while installing and operating turbines at its proposed 84-turbine project 14 miles off the coast of Massachusetts. The agreement in favour of Whales and other mammal species, was between the Natural Resources Defense Council, the National Wildlife Federation and Conservation Law Foundation. The organisations wish that the agreement will provide a model for future offshore wind developments to follow.

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