European Parliament
President.
Question No 10 by Manuel Medina Ortega 
Subject: Beaked whale deaths following military manoeuvres in the Atlantic
A military exercise under the name of Majestic Eagle 04 took place from 11 to 16 July some 100 miles north of the Canary Islands and east of Madeira, in which warships from several EU Member States took part. As on previous occasions, the use of low-frequency sonar resulted in beaked whales being stranded.
Does the Council intend, with regard to the development of a European security and defence policy, to take into account the negative impact of the use of low-frequency sonar systems on beaked whales that find themselves in waters near the Union's exclusive economic zone?

