Ken O'Sullivan
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And they get the bends as scuba divers would.
So, for example, a few years ago, I think we had had something like, you know, less than 10
rare beet whales have washed up on our shores in 50 years.
Then we had 46 or seven in a six week period from Scotland, Ireland, Northern France.
And it's undoubtedly due to the use of military sonar.
We can't be naive, David.
There are threats there from bad players, bad actors, but there are ways to mitigate the use of this.
And, you know, it's well documented where these animals' habitats are.
So it is a real problem.
Look, possibly, you know, possibly it's very early days.
And I mean, I can only imagine the amount of work it took for these guys to get to this point.
And yeah, quite possibly.
Look, I don't want to sound like a cynic, but let's say we could hear what they were saying back to us.
You know, it might be, are you the lads putting all this noise in?
Do you realise you're deafening us?
Would you please stop?
Would you please quieten a bit?
Yeah, potentially, potentially.
But look, there's a lot more conservation issues for these animals in particular we need to address.
Oh, absolutely, David.