Photo: The Navy's military dolphin program has been centered at Point Loma since the late 1960s. US Navy
Navy To Stop Training Military Dolphins In San Diego -- U-T San Diego
The Navy plans to shut down a program it has long run at Point Loma to train dolphins to detect underwater mines and keep enemy swimmers away from warships, mainly because the mammals are no longer needed.
The effort to identify such threats is "moving forward on newer, high-tech anti-mine capabilities," said Lt. Commander Chris Servello, a spokesman for the Navy.
The program will be closed within the next five years, but the Navy will continue to care for the roughly 24 bottlenose dolphins that are part of the Navy Marine Mammal Program.
The Navy's decision was first reported Nov. 19 on NavyTimes.com, and was confirmed Saturday by Servello.
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