1 00:00:02,540 --> 00:00:05,290 Thea Atlantic waters off the U . S East 2 00:00:05,290 --> 00:00:08,000 Coast and Gulf of Mexico are home to a 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,260 variety of marine plants and animals . 4 00:00:11,020 --> 00:00:13,020 The Navy is committed to minimising 5 00:00:13,020 --> 00:00:15,242 impacts on the marine environment as it 6 00:00:15,242 --> 00:00:18,270 trains sailors and Marines and test new 7 00:00:18,270 --> 00:00:22,260 technologies . The Navy employs a 8 00:00:22,260 --> 00:00:24,650 variety of measures to protect Marines . 9 00:00:24,650 --> 00:00:27,490 Bc's . Some of these measures include 10 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:29,460 visually scanning an area before 11 00:00:29,460 --> 00:00:31,238 conducting training and testing 12 00:00:31,238 --> 00:00:33,940 activities , posting highly trained 13 00:00:33,940 --> 00:00:36,560 lookouts to observe for the presence of 14 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,190 marine species , conducting safe 15 00:00:39,190 --> 00:00:42,010 navigation and employing specific 16 00:00:42,010 --> 00:00:44,010 mitigation measures for protected 17 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:46,900 marine species such as the endangered 18 00:00:46,900 --> 00:00:50,360 North Atlantic right whale . Every Navy 19 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,190 ship follows thes procedures , and crew 20 00:00:53,190 --> 00:00:55,301 members are extensively trained . Toe 21 00:00:55,301 --> 00:00:58,380 follow them effectively . The Navy is a 22 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:01,000 world leader in marine species research 23 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:03,500 and partners with state and federal 24 00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:06,250 agencies , universities , research 25 00:01:06,260 --> 00:01:09,310 institutions , federal laboratories and 26 00:01:09,310 --> 00:01:11,477 private researchers around the world . 27 00:01:11,690 --> 00:01:13,634 To better understand the potential 28 00:01:13,634 --> 00:01:16,040 effects the Navy's action may have on 29 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,590 the environment , the Navy has worked 30 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,433 closely with the National Marine 31 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,510 Fisheries Service to develop an 32 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,780 integrated and comprehensive approach 33 00:01:24,950 --> 00:01:27,340 to coordinate marine species monitoring 34 00:01:27,340 --> 00:01:30,280 efforts across multiple study areas in 35 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,560 the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 36 00:01:34,540 --> 00:01:36,880 Monitoring program objectives include 37 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,158 better understanding of the occurrence , 38 00:01:39,158 --> 00:01:41,510 distribution and habitat use of 39 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,100 protected marine species in areas where 40 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:47,160 the Navy trains and tests evaluating 41 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,610 trends in distribution and abundance of 42 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:51,970 protected marine species . In areas 43 00:01:51,970 --> 00:01:53,859 where the Navy trains and tests . 44 00:01:54,130 --> 00:01:56,074 Assessing the potential behavioral 45 00:01:56,074 --> 00:01:58,780 responses of individuals to sonar and 46 00:01:58,780 --> 00:02:00,890 explosives , and assessing the 47 00:02:00,890 --> 00:02:02,890 effectiveness of current protective 48 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:05,940 measures . The Navy also makes 49 00:02:05,940 --> 00:02:07,662 significant investments in the 50 00:02:07,662 --> 00:02:09,662 development of new technologies and 51 00:02:09,662 --> 00:02:12,050 techniques to improve the effectiveness 52 00:02:12,050 --> 00:02:14,270 of ongoing monitoring efforts and 53 00:02:14,270 --> 00:02:16,090 improve the quality of impact 54 00:02:16,090 --> 00:02:19,500 assessments through marine species 55 00:02:19,500 --> 00:02:21,760 monitoring and research , as well as 56 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,982 partnerships with other organizations , 57 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,650 the Navy reinforces its commitment to 58 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:28,170 environmental stewardship .