Have you ver gone swimming with the dolphins, heard the natural sounds of the ocean while diving or seen a whale? Weither you were in the water or saw Shamu at Sea Worlk you understand the beauty of these extravagant animals. Since the late 1980’s the U.S. Military, specifically the Navy, is pushing a program that, if approved, will soon be bombarding millions of whales and dolphins around the world with intense noise.
In the oceans, Whales and dolphins orient themselves and locate objects through echolocation. This is when they give off a noise and bounces off an object and returns a sound or an echo. This is the means for their survival, they find food and detect pretators this way. With the Navy’s new program the whales and dolphins have a rough guture. They are planning to send Low active frequency sonar (LFAS) into 80% of the worlds oceans. LFAS is a very low frequency sonar that is used to detect submarines. This works in the same way as echolocation. The sonar is sounded off by speakers under the water, sending off LFAS at 235dB. To imagine this sound at jet engine has a frequency of 120dB. At an airport people on the runway are required to wear head phones to protect their eardrums. With LFAS having such a high decibel level it is hard to think that whales and dolphins would be swimming through the sonar. “Imagine an acoustic wave so powerful that, even at substancial distances, it can destroy your hearing, causing your ears and lungs to hemmorage or even kill you” relates Jean-michel Cousteau of Ocean futures Society. This sonar system is creating bybbles the size of a golf ball in these animals liver and kidneys, it is silencing these mammals from their echolocation and it is disturbing their migration paths. After the Navy did extensice testing on March 15, 2000, 14 animals stranded or beached themselves and 7 of the 14 died. Kenneth Balcomb from the center for whale research says “the killing is lagely due to the US Naval Sonar System entering the animals cranial airspaces tearing apart delicate tissues around the brain and ears”.
The Navy is fighting with many conservation groups over this matter. The Navy is breaking the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Spieces Act by blairing their sonar into the oceans.
The Makah’s seemingly domestic issue of whaling has and is taking on a larger international problem. The United States plays a large part in policing the hunting of whales, one of the most recent examples being the U.S.’s ...
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In the world today, we know that whales are majestic creatures with amazing lifestyles that we don’t completely understand. We also know that however large they are, they are in danger because they have been over hunted and over used by human beings. Today through Commercial Whaling, the whales of the oceans have been put at risk and their population continues to decrease. Countries such as Japan, Iceland, and Norway defy the rules set by The International Whaling Commission under the pretense that they’re whaling for scientific reasons, when in reality they are whaling for commercial reasons of profit. Commercial whaling is a problem in countries around the world, most prominent are the Japanese, and other countries are Iceland and Norway. Over time the status of the whale population has declined because of the increase of technology in whale hunting.
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Imagine being in Baja California lying on the beach and out along the horizon you watch the first gray whale break surface and fling himself into the air. I personally have seen this and it is a life changing experience. A whale of that size can truly take your breath away. Whales migrate over 6000 miles in the winter each year just to mate in the warmer waters of the tropics. Although it is amazing to watch them arrive the trip for them is not easy. Whales rely on the hearing immensely and they use sounds to find food, friends, their mate and even find their way around throughout their life. The fact of the matter is that manmade sounds are destroying these migrating whales hearing thus throwing them off course. The use of sonar (Sound Navigation And Ranging) in military boats, submarines and other boats shouldn’t be allowed during migration times in order to save whales in any ocean and keep them on course as they migrate.
Ultrasounds use the same concepts that allow sonar on boats to see the bottom of the o...
Eighteen years after starting scientific whaling in Antarctic waters, Japan presented a new program to the International Whaling Commission at the annual meeting in 2011. The proposal laid out Japan’s wishes to expand its annual catch of Antarctic minke whales from about 440 to 935, and expand lethal sampling to include an additiona...
Canadian’s culture initiates from their wildlife and forests. Many different ways of living in Canada’s regions has an impact on the cultural view. The major problem with the wildlife view involving cultural acts is Seal Hunting. Seal Hunting has been continuing for years and harming many of the seas natural inhabitants. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which is in the Maritimes, is a popular venue for such activities. An exploration of a day in the life of a seal and hunter is portrayed in the Maritimes, and its effect on the culture in the Maritimes.
The group should come up with a list of tasks that need to be completed to lead to project completion. Assign tasks amongst the group, with this idea in mind: tasks are one thing that can be done by one person, not a major responsibility or series of tasks that complete a goal. The tasks should be completed by everyone, then put together into a whole to meet the goal.
Killer whales live in almost every ocean. Though they are often found in cold, coastal waters, killer whales can be found from the polar regions to the Equator. The killer whale is a carnivor. These different groups may prey on different animals and use different techniques to catch them. Killer whales hunt in deadly pods which consist of family groups of up to 40 individuals. They feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, and even other whales. There are two kinds of Killer whales, the resident and the transient. Resident pods prefer fish, while transient pods catch marine mammals. All pods use effective, cooperative hunting techniques that some liken to the behavior of wolf packs . While hunting like wolves, killer whales could surround a school of salmon and even overwhelm a larger whale (National Geographic). One killer whale was even reported to have even traveled some 177 km up the Columbia River in search of fish In the Arctic, killer whales eat about 67% fishe, 27% marine mammals and 6% squid. In the Bering Sea near Alaska, they eat about 65% fishe, 20% squids and 15% marine mammals (Marine Bio).
Often, the goals and visions of the projects are not clearly discussed. The project management team doesn’t understand the needs of the organization.
Every child has the right to receive an education in a welcoming and inclusive environment where they are given the opportunity to grow emotionally, physically, socially, and intellectually regardless of their differences. I believe education is the foundation a child needs to grow and learn, and inclusion is a key ingredient in the makeup of the learning environment. Without the implementation of inclusion, students are deprived of the opportunity to learn acceptance, respect, and growth from their interaction with a variety of people with differing skills and perspectives.
Project management involves all activities that encompass scheduling, planning, and controlling projects. A successful project manager ensure that an organization’s resources are being used both efficiently and effectively. Most projects need to be uniquely developed require a sense of customization and the ability to adapt to any posed challenges. The scope of effective project management includes defining what the project is and what is being expected to be accomplished. Projects are imposed to fulfill a certain need and project managers must have the ability to create the proper definition. Goals and the means used to attain those goals have to be clearly stated. Project Managers must also have the ability to plan
It is important to have the whole team involved and every team member should about the status of the project and identify there responsibility towards the project success.