Comment from Bev Stringer

I write to express my opposition to this permit. To further allow the Navy to have an increase in incidental takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and Testing Activities in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study ArearnThe numbers of marine mammals the Navy plans to harm, harass, and kill are catastrophic in impact to all the species specified. It is without president to slaughter, maim, otherwise harm cetaceans and other sea life on this scale. The USA proposal that only permit applicants and permittee's would be allowed to file an administrative appeal of a permit decision is also unacceptable and is nothing less then an attempt to limit freedom of speech and withhold recourse to the democratic process. Formerly all interested parties have been allowed to appeal a permit decision. I am aware of the growing objections that many United States citizen's have and who find this objectionable. That the government under this administration would seek to limit their rights under the constitution; for what amounts to Naval war games is wholly without precedence. The loss of marine life is too great, the oceans with all the vastly diversified free-roaming life of Cetaceans, together with all the other life forms contained within them are not owned or vested to the determination of the USA. This permit seeks to fundamentally effect the balance of the worlds oceans and it's natural habit I wish therefore to demand that you do not award the navy this permit, which seeks to commit devastation which will have consequences well beyond the the USA oceanic jurisdiction. America needs to respect the world and in this instance oceans do not exists to facilitate it excesses.