Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Navy's Underwater Explosions Aren't Serious Wildlife Threat

A US federal wildlife agency has said that the US navy can continue to set off underwater explosions in Washington State's Puget Sound as it poses no serious threat to protected salmon, steelhead and orcas - this despite the opinion of The National Marine Fisheries Service, which has warned that explosives in excess of 20 pounds could kill thousands of salmon.

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