— from CTV News —
VANCOUVER — A federally appointed panel has found the development of a new shipping container terminal south of Vancouver would result in “significant adverse” effects on endangered southern resident killer whales.
In its 627-page report, released Monday, the environmental assessment panel points to the negative impacts of marine shipping associated with the proposed terminal at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C.
They include underwater noise, potential ship strikes, and the reduced availability of chinook salmon, the endangered orcas’ primary prey.
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Good for the Canadian review panel! Definitely a hands-across-the-border recommendation!