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Endangered orcas will likely face an ocean noisy enough for the foreseeable future to cause their extinction, as new federal targets risk locking in harmful noise levels, advocates warn.
nationalobserver.com
Carney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noise
There are only 76 whales left in the genetically distinct Southern Resident orca population. While a shortage of their main food source, chinook salmon, and pollutants have driven their decline, the u...