Sonar unlikely cause of whale stranding

by Chok Sim Yee. Posted on August 8, 2012, Wednesday

KOTA KINABALU: There is no scientific evidence to prove that sonar emitted by ships is the cause of whale stranding here, while longer time is needed to establish links between whale stranding and ocean acidification caused by climate change.
Dr John Madin, lecturer at Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), said Sabah recorded the highest number of whale stranding cases as well as whale sightings compared to other states since the 1970s.
However, the reason Sabah ranked the highest in whale stranding cases in the country was not scientifically known.
Borneo Marine Research Institute director Professor Dr Saleem Mustafa said there were places with higher stranding cases than in Sabah.

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