Navy Rejects California Sonar Limits
February 15, 2007 @ 08:35 AM (EST)
Source: Sci-tech-today.com
The Navy says it won't comply with sonar training restrictions that aim to protect marine mammals off the California coast, arguing that the commission that imposed the rules does not have the jurisdiction to do so.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday that the California Coastal Commission's rules cannot be applied beyond the scope of state waters, three nautical miles from shore...
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