have a newfound interest in whales well being but naturally they cheered otherwise just a few years ago
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/navys-pacific-northwest-training-plan-harms-hundreds-of-endangered-whales-2020-11-12/
The National Marine Fisheries Service analysis finds that sonar, explosions and speeding vessels would harm more than 200 humpback whales, 300 minke whales and 10 blue whales
each year.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/noaa-approves-seismic-airgun-blasting-oil-gas-drilling-atlantic-ocean
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/05/trump-offshore-drilling-regulations
Of course further research must be done to protect whales but already some best practice measures are known that can mitigate any marine life harm
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/782694371/offshore-wind-may-help-the-planet-but-will-it-hurt-whales