Guest guest Posted April 22, 2000 Report Share Posted April 22, 2000 Another possible reason for the whale mortality is ATOC, the accoustic thermometry of ocean climates, in which they blast the deep water sound channel with horrific noise. While the proponents (Scripps, UC Santa Cruz, etc) say it's to test for global warming, it's highly suspected it's really for military purposes to be able to detect submarines, which the Navy has since been doing. I have a paper written and researched by Norman Seaton, PhD of Physics, which shows how ATOC will not be able to detect any global warming cuz any surface temperature change does not enter into the deep water sound channel. Dr Monk, head of the ATOC project for Scripps backed off his global warming measurement claim after being confronted by Dr Seaton in several hearings and meetings, such as the Cal Coastal Commission. Whales use this channel for communication with each other over great distances. That's why the Navy wants to use it to detect submarine sounds. I'd be happy to send a copy of this scientific paper to anyone who gives me their street address. In exchange for a meaningless " research " program, several environmental groups signed off on it, agreeing to not oppose ATOC for several years. Those several years are up and whales (also sea otters) are mysteriously dying. If whales' hearing is harmed it can affect their ability to find food. Is anybody out there who knows what's happening with ATOC now? I am trying to find out through the Coastal Commission. Virginia Handley - Dr. Jai Maharaj <jai Animal Life <animal-life > Friday, April 21, 2000 11:51 AM [animal-life] Gray whale death toll puzzles researchers > Gray whale death toll puzzles researchers > > The Times of India, Friday, April 21, 2000 > > Vancouver - Gray whales are again washing up dead on > North America's Pacific Coast, but experts have said they > do not know if it is evidence of a problem or if the > whale population has returned to a healthy balance. > > Nearly 30 gray whales have been found dead from > California to British Columbia in recent weeks as the > mammals make their annual migration from their breeding > grounds off Mexico to summer feeding grounds in the > Bering Sea off Alaska. > > At one time, gray whales had been hunted nearly to > extinction, but researchers estimate there are now about > 26,000, close to the same number believed to have existed > before large-scale commercial whaling began in the 1800s. > > Trade in the gray whale has been outlawed since 1949, > allowing the population to recover. > > The 273 gray whales found dead last year along their > migration route was five times the number normally found, > so researchers are not surprised to hear of deaths again > this year, said Peter Ross of the Institute of Ocean > Sciences in Victoria, British Columbia. > > " We could be seeing in these strandings that they've > reached equilibrium in their population,'' Ross said. > > But researchers are also concerned the deaths could be > the result of environmental changes in the Bering Sea > that have caused a drop in the whale's primary food > supply - tiny amphipod crustaceans. > > The whales, which can weigh up to 36 tonnes and live as > long 60 years, spend the summer in the Bering's cold > waters eating and building up a reserve of fat they live > on for the rest of the year. > > The Bering food supply, used by whales and other animals > such as sea lions, has been dropping for two decades but > researchers do not know why, said Donald Schell of the > University of Alaska in Fairbanks. > > " It may be because the whales are beating it down...It > may be because of environmental reasons,'' Schell said. > > Many of the adult whales found dead last year were > emaciated, indicating they had not been able to eat > enough to make the journey. Tissue samples have been > taken from the animals discovered this year. > > Scientists are also sampling dead whales' fat for toxins. > But Ross, a toxicologist, said he does not believe that > pollution is the direct cause of death of the animals > discovered so far. > > Researchers acknowledge that since the deaths occur at > sea, the carcasses discovered washed ashore represent > only a small portion of the actual death toll. " I'm not > too concerned about the state of the gray whale > population at the moment. On the other hand, I would be > concerned if these sentinels are telling us about the > state of the oceans,'' Ross said. (Reuters) > > Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the > educational purposes of research and open discussion. > > > > ------ > Good friends, school spirit, hair-dos you'd like to forget. > Classmates.com has them all. 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