""While whales and dolphins may temporarily move out of areas where there is significant naval sonar activity, the intensity of modern maritime conflict poses lethal risks.""
""These explosions can also damage the auditory system of cetaceans, which may temporarily or permanently lose their hearing.""
""Whales and dolphins may temporarily move out of areas where there is significant naval sonar activity. Their short-term behavior in the region may be negatively affected.""
""In a confined corridor like the strait, even temporary displacement can interfere with feeding patterns and habitat use, turning short-term disruption into longer-term ecological stress.""
Increased noise from military activities in the Arabian Gulf disrupts marine life, particularly whales and dolphins. Underwater explosions can kill fish and damage the hearing of larger mammals. Displacement from sonar activity may temporarily protect cetaceans, but it disrupts their feeding and habitat use, leading to long-term ecological stress. The confined nature of the strait exacerbates these issues, as even short-term disruptions can have lasting impacts on marine species already facing environmental stressors.
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