Flyguy wrote: "Speaking of credentials, does anyone believe that the author's are in any way even close to those scientists that work for NMFS?"
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Actually Steiner's credentials and field experience (in Alaska) are pretty impressive.  But that does not matter - since what he's suggesting (and many others too) is that monitoring should be done by an independent body not affiliated with the military.  Seems to me that is a "no brainer," especially considering that The Navy continues to withhold information that both experts and the public could use to decide what damage might have been done by springtime Northern Edge military exercises.