Quiet Sound’s Voluntary Ship Slowdown Reduces Underwater Noise Reaching Killer Whales
The arrival of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound in September will trigger a voluntary slowdown for large commercial vessels. Last year, the slowdown reduced by half the underwater noise reaching the whales.
The Voluntary Large Commercial Vessel Slowdown is an initiative of Quiet Sound, a program of Washington Maritime Blue. It’s driven by a leadership committee composed of ports, agencies, tribes, and other groups collaborating to reduce threats from large commercial vessels to killer whales and...
To Read Full Story Login Below.