Environmental Protection At Sea
While training and testing at sea, the Navy minimizes
and recyles waste, reduces emissions and prevents
pollution.
Navy Shipboard Environmental Protection
While at sea, the Navy:
Environmental Stewardship
✦✦ Recycles waste products and fuel
✦✦ Prevents the introduction of non-native species
through ballast water
✦✦ Ensures plastic material is not discharged at sea
✦✦ Conserves energy
Partnering for Sustainability
The Navy has focused additional effor ts on developing
partnerships and coalitions with land conservancies,
environmental groups, and federal, state and local government
agencies to:
✦✦ Manage and protect endangered and threatened species,
critical habitat and open space
✦✦ Promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
The Navy’s participation in sustainability programs has helped
to protect both the environment and the military mission.
Environmental Protection in Hawaii
The Navy actively supports the Hawaiian Island
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Hawaii-Southern California
Advisory Council and participates in the Hawaiian
Training and Testing EIS/OEIS Monk Seal Recovery Team to assist in ongoing
conservation and protection efforts in Hawaii.
Green turtles frequently feed in the surf zone at the
The U.S. Navy is outfall of the Nohili ditch and haul
committed out on the beach nearby to rest.
to caring for the This area has been designated as a
environment keep-out zone to minimize potential
as it trains personnel and disturbances to the turtles.
tests new technologies to
defend the United States. The Navy removes invasive plants and improves wetland
For more than 230 years, habitat for the endangered Hawaiian stilt, or Ae’o. The
the Navy has been operating on, over stilt population is increasing as a result of these efforts.
and within the world’s oceans. These
waters are the Navy’s home as well as
its workplace; the Navy Region Hawaii and Pacific Missile Range Facility
Navy treasures the are implementing several energy-saving programs, such
oceans’ resources. as replacing light fixtures with more efficient devices and
using solar power to produce energy.
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In cooperation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Navy staff
relocate Laysan albatross eggs
to the Kilauea National Wildlife
Refuge to protect both the birds
and aircrews.