Voluntary Vessel Slowdown Season to Protect Killer Whales

Quiet Sound's Voluntary Ship Slowdown Reduces Underwater ...

The arrival of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound in September will trigger a voluntary slowdown for ...

Quiet Sound, a collaborative program from Washington Maritime Blue dedicated to fostering a more sustainable environment for Southern ...

The initiative aims to support Southern Resident killer whale ...

Quiet Sound's Second Annual Voluntary Commercial Vessel Slowdown Kicks Off to Protect Migrating Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales in Puget Sound · 70% ...

New Voluntary Slowdown for Commercial Ships Aims to Quiet the ...

Reduced speed reduces underwater noise that interferes with killer whale foraging. ... Human-caused underwater noise that affects endangered ...

Quiet Sound announces new vessel slowdown season - Chamber of ...

... killer whales (SRKW), has launched its voluntary vessel slowdown season starting October 7, 2024, through early 2025. The initiative focuses on protecting ...

2022 Trial Slowdown - Quiet Sound

During the fall and winter, these killer whales swim, rest and forage for salmon in these waters. Underwater noise is identified by Canada and the United States ...

Voluntary Vessel Slowdowns Begin in Puget Sound to Protect ...

... killer whales,” Quiet Sound Program Director Rachel Aronson said. “Last season, we saw the highest participation yet, which reduced underwater noise ...

Launching of new season of program protecting Southern Resident ...

Launching of new season of program protecting Southern Resident Killer Whales · 71% of 795 vessels passing through the slowdown area decreased ...

Quiet Sound's Voluntary Ship Slowdown Reduces Underwater ...

September 5, 2024 — The arrival of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound in September will trigger a voluntary ...

Participation up in second Puget Sound ship slowdown to protect ...

Last year, on October 12, the whales entered Admiralty Inlet triggering the second voluntary slowdown. It was time for Quiet Sound to get ...

Slow down for killer whales off the North American west coast - Gard

Updated 3 July 2023** In an effort to help the endangered southern residence killer whale recover in numbers, commercial ships trading to ...

Potential Benefits of Vessel Slowdowns on Endangered Southern ...

In close proximity of boat traffic (<400 m), studies of both northern and southern resident killer whales behavior have shown whales reduce time spent foraging ...

The Government of Canada outlines 2024 measures to protect ...

If a vessel is within 1,000 metres of a killer whale, they are asked to reduce speed to less than seven knots when safe to do so to lessen ...

Shipping slowdown reduces noise levels for endangered orcas

Voluntary shipping slowdown and course change reduce noise that disturbs endangered killer whales when foraging.

Could Slower Ships Help the Orcas? - Save Our Wild Salmon

The Port wanted to test how slowing vessels reduces underwater noise — and whether that could help endangered killer whales. On the noise front, the slowdown ...

Reducing vessel noise increases foraging in endangered killer whales

Previous studies have demonstrated that SRKWs spend less time feeding when vessels are present. In 2018, we measured the effects of a voluntary vessel slowdown ...

Killer Whales - Be Whale Wise

Trans-Boundary Guidelines for the US and Canada · DO NOT APPROACH or position your vessel closer than 100 metres/yards to any other marine mammals or birds, ...

Washington to implement voluntary slowdown for ships to protect ...

Washington to implement voluntary slowdown for ships to protect whales ... Vessels entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to temporarily ...

Quiet Sound says more vessels joining Puget Sound slowdown

By slowing down, large vessels reduce their underwater noise output. Quieter waters give orcas better opportunities to hunt and communicate with ...

Action needed for Southern Resident Killer Whales

On May 7, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the 2024 management measures to support Southern Resident Killer Whale ...