Voluntary ship slowdown protects killer whales

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

A voluntary slowdown of large ships in Puget Sound aims to quiet the waters for endangered Southern Resident killer whales, which use echolocation to hunt.

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

Reduced speed reduces underwater noise that interferes with killer whale foraging. Southern Resident Connections - Post 26.

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 large ...

Voluntary ship slowdown protects killer whales - The Quiet Coalition

Voluntary ship slowdown protects killer whales. Sep 24, 2024 | Animals, Blog, Human-made noise, Natural sounds, Noise ... Fishing vessels and recreational ...

Shipping slowdown reduces noise levels for endangered orcas

... slow down or alter their course voluntarily to avoid disturbing foraging whales? ... This change puts them farther away from protected killer ...

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. The ...

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

... killer whales as they migrate, it was announced Oct. 7. The effort, Quiet Sound, is a collaboration with the Washington Maritime Blue nonprofit alliance to ...

Voluntary Vessel Slowdown Season to Protect Killer Whales

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

Results of the 2022-2023 Voluntary Commercial Shipping ...

... voluntary vessel slowdown trial for commercial shipping ... Shipping Slowdown Trial in Washington Waters for the Protection of Southern Resident. Killer Whales.

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 ...

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

... killer whales. The voluntary slowdown for container ships, tankers, freighters, cruise ships and car carriers is scheduled to run from ...

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

Voluntary slow down programs for commercial ships. Ship masters ... Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program is encouraged. Related ...

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 ...

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

The Port set the voluntary speed limit during the slowdown at 11 knots (12.7 mph). ... protect killer whales. Read more about: Orca Whale. Share This. Save Our ...

Potential Benefits of Vessel Slowdowns on Endangered Southern ...

A voluntary commercial vessel slowdown trial was conducted through 16 nm of shipping lanes overlapping critical habitat of at-risk southern resident killer ...

Reducing vessel noise increases foraging in endangered killer whales

A voluntary ship slow down aimed to minimize noise in SRKW critical habitat. Slowing ships reduces noise level at the source, but increases duration of ...

Potential Benefits of Vessel Slowdowns on Endangered Southern ...

A voluntary commercial vessel slowdown trial was ... by vessels elicit surface active behaviours by southern resident killer whales.

Big ships in North Puget Sound asked to slow down for orcas - KIRO 7

VIDEO: Ships, cruise liners asked to slow down in Puget Sound to protect orcas ... voluntary slowdown from British Columbia for container ships ...

Quiet Sound says more vessels joining Puget Sound slowdown

... voluntary, seasonal slowdown of shipping to help protected endangered killer whales in Puget Sound. Organized by Washington Maritime Blue, a ...

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

If a vessel is within 1,000 metres of a killer whale, they are ... The ECHO Program slowdown at Swiftsure Bank is a voluntary ship slowdown ...