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...scientists onboard the Langseth and other seismic vessels say they do take the impact on animals into account. American vessels are required by U.S. law to submit their itineraries to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), which in turn determines how long and where the vessels can operate. Several individuals and organizations raised concerns about the proposed study, including potential interruptions to breeding times and migration routes. NMFS then revised the authorized track lines in light of the comments. "We typically start six to 12 months before a cruise with discussions with [L-DEO] about our cruise plan...
...vessels into the world's waters a few times per year to try to improve our understanding of how, when and why earthquakes hit. But the technology they use to do that - long submersible cannons called airguns - has drawn loud criticism since the 1990s from marine-mammal experts. They say firing airguns in certain waters and at certain times of the year can be extremely harmful to a long list of sea creatures, including dolphins, whales, porpoises, giant squids, crabs and sea turtles. The noise the guns generate causes some animals to flee their native habitat, says Naomi Rose, senior...
...agreement, compared with 33% who said they were against it. But a full fifth of the population hasn't made up their minds, giving the no camp the belief that it can sway enough voters in the final days to make the tally close. For some opponents, who say the treaty will create an overly centralized E.U. and take away individual state decision-making powers, another no vote would give the unpopular government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen's Fianna Fail Party its just deserts. Cowen's critics say that Fianna Fail squandered Ireland's wealth during the boom...
Hilda Bailey, a 24-year-old teacher trainee, has changed her mind on the treaty since voting against it last year. "Job-wise, it looks pretty grim [in Ireland]," she says. "My friends have been trying [to find work] for months and months and now they'll probably go to England." Bailey says the treaty is the only answer to Ireland's woes. "My parents say that they'll do the exact opposite of what the government's telling them," she says. "I can understand how they feel - [the government] kind of screwed us over. But there's a bigger...
...hardly a ringing endorsement. But rather than face the implications of a second no vote, which some say could lead to Ireland's exit from the E.U., the government will welcome all the yes votes it can muster - however grudging they...