Correlating Whale Strandings with Navy Exercises in Southern California
Published Date: April 1, 2008
The Operational Environmental Readiness Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO-N456) asked CNA to examine whale strandings and Navy operations in southern California, to quantify the level of sonar activity taking place and see if there is any indication of a link between sonar use and strandings. Looking separately at gray whales (present seasonally) and all other species, our analysis found no correlation between navy exercises and whale strandings in the southern California area.
