Tag: NMFS

US Navy- NMFS settlement protecting whales and dolphins

by mstocker • September 15, 2015 • 0 Comments

This week started off with a bang and it continues with a lot of whooshing sounds. On Monday the Federal Court entered a ruling in our favor against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for approving the US Navy’s request…

An unusual climate of cooperation

by mstocker • July 15, 2010 • 0 Comments

I find myself again in Washington DC, this time for a workshop on “Marine Mammals and Sound” sponsored by an interagency group which includes NOAA, the Minerals Management Service, and the Navy. (Interagency cooperation will be one of the hallmarks…