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Aloha 'Aina, Imua Kakou!
In case you're not aware, here's article from today's Maui News on the dead Cuvier's beaked whale on Molokai. What's most important for HONC at this point is to look to see if there are any others to report. Please take any opportunity to search where you can. In a perfect world, HONC would have a plane to cruise around searching, but best we can do is use many eyes. If you are flying between the island look, & ask others to do the same. If you're out on a boat, canoe, kayak, board, please keep a look out. You know the Navy is already trying to get by this, saying there's no proof that the use of active sonar in this RIPAC exercise had any effect, etc. If there's been more killing,or injuring, it helps to be aware.
We know this is tough, as so often, the devastated creatures sink to the bottom, unreported. But this is a chance to report injuries or erratic behavior. Dr. Marsha Green is making a personal appeal to all of us to look, and ask anyone you know to do the same.
In addition, did anyone hear the sonar at any time (on land or in water) recently. If you did, please send details, when , where, etc, so we can send this on for evaluation.
Mahalo,
Mike for Hawaiian Ocean Noise Coalition HONC
http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/506511.html?nav=10
Whale stranding provokes claims of a sonar injury
There has been no determination of the cause, says federal agency
The Maui News and The Associated Press
"Whale stranding provokes claims of a sonar injury"