[Byron_the_Aussie]

I'm a little surprised the Navy has acknowledged blame in this way. We have many strandings, and whales entering harbours, here on the south-east coast of Australia. That's been happening since long before sonar; matter of fact, whale strandings were a major source of food for coastal aborigines prior to European settlement. And many of the recent strandings and harbour visitations seem to be made by sick or injured whales. Doesn't it stand to reason they come inshore to get away from the sharks?