Comment from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
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Summary: The comment is a scientific research paper submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) regarding ship collisions with whales. It provides historical data and analysis on whale mortality caused by ship strikes but does not take a specific position on the proposed commercial leasing for minerals.
Sources associated with comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (upload 2)
Attachments
- Laist et al_Collisions between ships and whales (PDF)
- Miller et al_An Overview of Seabed Mining (PDF)
- Nelson_A capacity assessment on the recovery of critical and economic minerals from sand (PDF)
- Odyssey Marine_lease request_DOI-2026-001217 Final Documents_Redacted (PDF)
- Roberts_Dredging and Marine Aggregate Extraction_UNEP (PDF)
- Smith and Friedrichs_Size and settling velocities (PDF)
- Todd_A review of impacts of marine dredging activities on marine mammals (PDF)
- USACE_About Dredging (PDF)
- Van Gosen_USGS Deposit Model_comp 1 (PDF)
- Van Gosen_USGS Deposit Model_comp 2 (PDF)
- Van Waerebeek_Vessel collisions with small cetaceans worldwide (PDF)
- Virginia Energy_Coastal Plain Phosphate Deposits (PDF)
- Weiffen et al_Effect of water turbidity on the visual acuity (PDF)
- Wenger_A critical analysis of the direct effects of dredging on fish (PDF)
- Aschettino et al. 2020. Satellite telemetry reveals spatial overlap (PDF)
- Audubon_Barrier Island Lagoon System (PNG)
- Audubon_Barrier Island Lagoon System (PDF)
- Barbier et al. 2011. The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services (PDF)
- Brooke et al. 2017. Distributions and habitat associations of deep-water corals_comp (PDF)
- Davis et al. 2017. Long-term passive acoustic recordings track the changing distribution (PDF)
- NRDC VA comment_source index (PDF)
