Florida Wants Seismic Tests in Ocean Delayed Until Effects on Marine Life Are Better Understood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Florida Times-Union] By Steve Patterson - April 28, 2015 -
Florida's environmental agency is asking the federal government not to allow seismic testing off the state's Atlantic coast until more research is done on the tests' effects on sea life.
"Florida is concerned about the effects ... on its marine and coastal resources," including endangered sea turtles and right whales, the Department of Environmental Protection's deputy chief of staff, Carla Gaskin Mautz, told the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in a letter sent last week.
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