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Sept. 5, 2017
Navy Sonobuoys Facilitate Endangered Whale Sighting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Thanks to sonobuoys provided by the U.S. Navy, the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) recently spotted two endangered North Pacific right whales in the Bering Sea near Bristol Bay, Alaska, Aug. 6.
Aug. 14, 2017
Deputy Secretary of Defense Signs NDE for SURTASS LFA
WASHINGTON — The Deputy Secretary of Defense has invoked a National Defense Exemption (NDE), after conferring with the Secretary of Commerce. The NDE will enable the U.S. Navy to continue routine training, testing and operations with Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) sonar.
Helping Hands: NAVSTA Mayport Volunteers Inventory Sea Turtle Eggs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As the sun's rays lifted above the calm ocean waters, more than ten members from the Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport's Sea Turtle Patrol Team, gathered together at the north end of the base's beach to inventory and monitor three sea turtle nests August 7.
July 31, 2017
AFTT EIS Public Meeting in Panama City
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS (OEIS) to evaluate the potential environmental effects from training and testing activities conducted within the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area.
July 29, 2017
Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Environmental Impact Statement Released for Public Review and Comment
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS (OEIS) for public release on June 30, 2017, to evaluate the potential environmental effects from training and testing activities conducted within the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area.
July 27, 2017
Navy to Host Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting in Jacksonville, Fla.
July 24, 2017
Navy to Host Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting in Norfolk, Va. (Meeting will now be held at Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center)
July 21, 2017
Navy to Host Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting in Morehead City, NC
NORFOLK, Va. — The Navy has prepared and filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS (OEIS) to evaluate the potential environmental effects from training and testing activities conducted within the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Study Area.
July 14, 2017
Navy to Host Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting in Providence
June 14, 2017
'Purple Heart' Sea Turtle Released Back into the Ocean with Navy Satellite Tag Used for Research
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On Memorial Day, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle was incidentally hooked by a recreational fisherman at the Ocean View Fishing Pier in Norfolk, Virginia. As a result, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center's Stranding Response Team was called in to rescue the sea turtle.