HONOLULU, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy agreed to restrictions on use of sonar and underwater explosives tests which have disturbed marine life off the California and Hawaii coasts.
A settlement, signed in Honolulu by U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway, ends legal challenges from environmental groups, notably the National Resources Defense Council and Earthjustice, and restricts the Navy from conducting certain tests deemed harmful to marine mammals.