FYI:  the U.S. Navy yesterday issued itself a 2-year exemption from the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for its training with mid-frequency sonar. 

The exemption covers all of the Navy’s sonar training on its ranges and operations areas and all of its major exercises, which take place in various sites around the globe.  It follows a decision from the California Coastal Commission a few weeks ago, under a different law, to require additional mitigation when the Navy uses sonar off the California coast.

Please contact me if you’d like a copy of the Navy’s exemption or the Coastal Commission’s decision.

Best,

Michael

Michael Jasny

Senior Policy Analyst

Natural Resources Defense Council

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Vancouver, BC  V6R1S4

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