Under the settlement, the Navy agrees to:
* Use shipboard software to scan training areas for marine mammals and to plot a course meant to avoid sensitive areas when possible.
* Look for whales through passive sonar, lookouts and aircraft during training so that the animals can be avoided.
* Reduce or shut down sonar when whales or dolphins are spotted close to ships.
The settlement comes after the Supreme Court sided with the Navy in the similar lawsuit, which was aimed at restricting the use of sonar during exercises off Southern California and Hawaii.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-whales-lawsuit28-2008dec28,0,1996069.story