Protecting marine mammals / Marielle de Vries, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vries, Marielle de.

Series:

Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction series.

Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Marine mammals--Effect of sound on.

Marine mammals.

Sonar--Environmental aspects.

Sonar.

Marine mammals--Conservation--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text summarizes legal and political events related to active sonar and marine mammals. The book also addresses the concern regarding environmental effects of ocean noise on three activities - military sonar exercises, oil and gas exploration, and commercial shipping.

Contents:

Intro

PROTECTING MARINE MAMMALS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 WHALES AND SONAR: ENVIRONMENTAL EXEMPTIONS FOR THE NAVY'S MID-FREQUENCY ACTIVE SONAR TRAINING

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT (MMPA)

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA)

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT (CZMA)

MID-FREQUENCY ACTIVE SONAR LITIGATION

LEGAL ANALYSIS

End Notes

Chapter 2 EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY OF THE NAVY

Mid-Frequency Active Sonar Mitigation Measures during Major Training Exercises or within Established DoD Maritime Ranges and Established Operating Areas

Chapter 3 NAVY AND MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION FACT SHEET

NAVY'S NEED FOR SONAR AND MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION EFFORTS

The Need for Active Sonar Training

UNDERSTANDING SONAR IN CONTEXT

The Navy's Marine Mammal Research

Navy Marine Mammal Protection Efforts

Navy and Environmental Compliance

Chapter 4 SUPREME COURT DECISION ON NAVY SONAR ISSUE

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Winter, Secretary of the Navy, et al. v Natural Resources defense Council, Inc., et al.

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, et al., Petitioners v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

I

II

III

A

B

C

IV

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit

Donald C. Winter, Secretary of the Navy, et al., Petitioners v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al.

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-703-0

OCLC:

768111324