Turn down the volume to turn up orca survival
||| FROM GEORGIA STRAIGHT ALLIANCE |||
The frequency of sound emitted depends on a vessel’s engine type, propeller design, speed and distance from wildlife. The temperature and salinity of the water can also impact underwater noise. All these factors make noise pollution challenging to address.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a poor track record when it comes to the implementation of actions to address physical and acoustic disturbance from vessel traffic in Southern Resident orcas’ critical habitat
Collisions between orcas and vessels. To date, a small number of Southern Resident deaths have been due to injuries consistent with vessel strikes.
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