Only 1 (!) day left to comment. Here is a little overview of the situation form Surfrider Foundation (link). Here is the Federal Register notice with proposal where you can leave your comments (link).
1. Please send EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. The subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
If you need a little primer of what to say please feel free to use all or any info below.
Our concerns:
1. Proposal downplays the potential effect on marine life including fish, invertebrates and marine mammals.
2. Important studies that linked seismic surveys to strandings are not mentioned in proposal. Specifically the report by Gentry (2000) called “Mass Stranding of Beaked Whales in the Galapagos Islands, April 2000” is not mentioned, let alone discussed in detail. Report by Malakoff 2002 called “Suit ties whale deaths to research cruise“ only mentioned briefly without significant discussion. Other occurrences such as Madagascar stranding are not mentioned at all.
These are documented cases that have not been mentioned in proposal (read more detailed description in our previous post):
5. Peru, 2012
6. Interesting Statistics from Australia (2002-2004)
3. Crucial study that showed cardiorespiratory changes in beluga whale in response to acoustic noise is not even mentioned in proposal (link). In this study belugas were exposed to noise at much lower level than is planned in California and the animal demonstrated severe tachycardia “at lower noise intensities (as low as 140 dB);”
4. This proposal is rushed and the levels of impact are not investigated enough and not accessed based on the best scientific evidence available.
5. The company’s planned actions lack transparency, they should be required to fully and publicly disclose where activities take place, what equipment will be used, exact Sound Pressure Levels, when activities will take place. Additionally, marine mammal observers logs where they record all marine mammal sightings should be publicly available.
6. The proposal lacks specifics of how strandings will be investigated. It does not include what protocol of stranding investigation will be, what independent organizations will investigate strandings, who and in what manner will look for the evidence of acoustic trauma, decompression sickness related embolism, hemorrhage, etc.
7. NMFS should deny the permit based on omission of the best scientific evidence available and inadequate assessment of impact on marine life.
Feel free to add to these point anything you would like. You might also want read our previous blog post on dangers of seismic testing here (link)
ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD!
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By: Please comment to stop seismic testing off California coast! Only 2 days left and it can start in November! « ocngirl on October 13, 2012
at 3:45 pm
Please, don’t harm any more sea creatures! This is unnecessary!
By: Amie Hyson on October 13, 2012
at 9:35 pm
We hope a lot of people comment to show that the public is very concerned about this situation.
By: strandednomore on October 13, 2012
at 10:03 pm
Reblogged this on Champions for Cetaceans and commented:
Please take a moment and make your comment. Whales and dolphins need your voice!
By: Kirsten Massebeau on October 14, 2012
at 5:13 am
Seismic testing can kill thousands of dolphins & whales, because they are very sensitive for sound! We must avoid such slaughter. Seismic testing MUST stop!
By: Hans Korpershoek (@HansKorpershoek) on October 14, 2012
at 5:43 am
1. Please also send EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. Email subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:32 pm
seismic testing must stop!!!!!!!!!!!! whales and dolphins need your voice!
By: iris tscharner on October 14, 2012
at 1:26 pm
1. Could you please also send EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. The subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:32 pm
Seismic testing confuses marine mammals and lead to serious injuries causing them to strand and die. Please do stop the seismic testing and avoid the killing of these species!!!
By: Judith Lazak on October 14, 2012
at 1:42 pm
1. Additionally lease send EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. The subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:31 pm
Please think about the damage you do to all the dolphins and whales, they already suffer so much due to the humans: pollution, hunting, boating, etc, please find a more sophisticated way to test your stuff, leave the whales and dolphins alone !!!
By: Natalie Dee on October 14, 2012
at 1:44 pm
1. Please also send EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. The subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:31 pm
I understand that the US must maintain military power but without nature we cannot live on this planet. We are killing our planet one stupid decision after another. This mindset must change. Please don’t test in our precious ocean!
By: livi on October 14, 2012
at 1:45 pm
You can additionally submit your comment to ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov This is a direct email for comments about this seismic testing proposal. Thank you!
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:25 pm
There is NO excuse for cetacean ABUSE! and you are abusing the oceans and its marine life – NO NEED! disgusted in the UK!!.. leave Mother Nature alone..she will in turn protect her oceans.. you are “messing” about in areas that DO NOT CONCERN YOU!
By: Linda Derosa on October 14, 2012
at 2:11 pm
You can submit your comment to ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov too. This is a direct email for comments about this seismic testing proposal. Thank you!
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:25 pm
Please let us stop this before any more harm is done to these lovely creatures of the sea!
By: Karen Belfo on October 14, 2012
at 2:17 pm
You can also submit your comment to ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov This is a direct email for comments about this seismic testing proposal. Thank you!
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 2:24 pm
FIRST DO NO HARM!!!!! You are the danger we need protection from!!!! Don’t kill marine life off our coast!! YOU are the weapon of mass destruction. Find another way to test; you could do it if you cared.
By: Kathy Moorehead on October 14, 2012
at 3:04 pm
1. Please consider also sending EMAIL with your comment to: ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov.
Make sure you address it to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
2. The subject line should be: Comment on Marine Geophysical Survey off the Central Coast of California, November to December, 2012
By: strandednomore on October 14, 2012
at 3:20 pm
When will this End??? It is tragic enough this is going on over in Japan poaching the dolpins now this??? When will people learn Enough is Enough .. Killing our wildlife is uncessary and should be another way of testing.. People need to leave these and other innocent wildlife alone
We should be a better example to other Countries when it comes to destroying innocent animals they dont deserve this..
By: necole on October 14, 2012
at 3:39 pm
STOP THIS CRUEL WAY OF KILLING THE MAMMALS OF THE SEAS; THIS SONAR SOUNDS MAKE THEM DEAF….SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ELSE BUT GET STRANDED…..THEY LOSE THEIR WAY TO COMMUNICATE……AND TO SENSE WHERE THEY ARE !!!! THIS IS MURDER !!!!!
By: in ge jogensen on October 14, 2012
at 11:34 pm
Our oceans are in danger and we have no right to disrupt animals’ homes and lives like this. Think of how we would feel if some beings decided to do this to our planet without due care and attention. What right do we have to inflict so much physical and mental damage on animals that cannot fight back or undertsand what is happening to them? And we call ourselves civilized. Every time we do something like this we are taking a step backwards in evolution. We are not the most important creatures that live here. We will have more blood on our hands. You think you do this for our species..not in MY name you don’t. Not ever
By: rosedixon on October 15, 2012
at 9:19 am
Think about the impact the seismic testing will have so you won’t regret a decision YOU had a part in later on down the road!!!
By: Anya on October 16, 2012
at 4:33 am
inaccurate time stamp, by the way. it’s 9:47pm October 15th
By: Anya on October 16, 2012
at 4:46 am
Please, Take care our oceans, so they will take care of us.
By: Kololia Pondela on October 27, 2012
at 6:33 am
We have had stranded dolphins and whales here in New Zealand. This is evil.
By: afteramerica on November 4, 2012
at 1:10 am
“Please comment to stop seismic testing off California coast!
Only 2 days left and it can start in November!
StrandedNoMore” ended up being a wonderful posting, can’t wait to
look at a lot more of your blogs. Time to squander a bit of time on-line hehe.
Thanks ,Patrick
By: http://tinyurl.com/conghope27939 on January 13, 2013
at 8:07 am