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getagrip_already

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5. not specifically windmills, but there is evidence high power sonar does hurt whales and dolphins
Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:33 PM
Jan 8

The sonar is used when they survey the bottom to select sites for the windmills, or for other undersea construction like oil wells.

https://oceanmammal.org/sonar-whales/

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-whales-flee-sonar-sometimes-their-death

Don't know if there is research on the sound generated during operation, but sonar is used during site surveys and construction.

Not saying he isn't full o' shite, just pointing this one link out.

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