Navy sonar range sparks fishing community protest off North Carolina coast
Fifty miles off the North Carolina coast the USS Nitze sits as anglers and conservationists fear a Navy sonar practice range will damage coral live bottom habitats that attract blue marlin and many species. Local guide Joe Shute argues the project will ruin critical underwater reefs and chase away fish sought by East Coast sport fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Atlantic Ocean
Morehead City
Joe Shute
Ramsey
Terry Pratt
Edenton
Pratt
National Marine Fisheries Service
Navy
Fisheries Service
Natural Resources Defense Council
Chuck Beckley
N.C
U.S. Navy
Navy sonar training site test drums up local scrutiny
Residents fear environmental and economic impacts as the Navy pitches a 660 square mile sonar range off North Carolina. Critics cite fishing industries and coastal ecology, while officials stress the need to counter quiet subs near shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
North Carolina
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
Bahamas
California
Hawaii
Atlantic
Nitze
Cmdr
Mike Hegarty
Western Pacific
Persian Gulf
Thompson
U.S
Soviet Union
Hegarty
Randall Ramsey
Beaufort
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charter
Michael Jasny
David Dunn
Ector County
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa College Board of Trustees
Odessa Partnership Board
Civic Leadership
Casa of
The
Permian Basin
Downtown
Lions Club
Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Ector County Hospital Board
Donna Dunn
Ridgecrest Ave
Odessa, Tx
Sewell
Odessa
Sewellford.com
Tt&l
A.C.C
Ford Motor Credit
Argon
Windowworldinc
S. CO. RD
Midland
America
Sealy Postsurepedic
Cocobay
King
Crystal Creek
Wyler
Whitecliff
Twin
Tempur Pedic
SERTA
Andrews Hwy
W. Illinois