Underwater Ship Noise - Charting a Quieter Course to protect marine mammals. Followed by Marine and Coastal SIG Annual Members Meeting

Photo credit: Jeanne Hyde

Summary

Two part event. First up, come and hear about the world-leading work being conducted by the ECHO Program. This collaborative program has been designed to better understand and reduce the cumulative effects from commercial shipping activities on marine mammals. Following the webinar, we will have the marine and coastal special interest group annual members meeting.

Description

The southern coast of British Columbia, Canada, is home to a robust and diverse coastal ecosystem, sustaining numerous populations of whales, porpoises and dolphins, including the endangered southern resident killer whales. Launched in 2014, the Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, is a regional, collaborative program designed to better understand and reduce the cumulative effects from commercial shipping activities on at-risk whales. The program advances a number of research projects and on-water operational initiatives, with a key focus on reduction of vessel-generated underwater noise to support recovery of endangered killer whales. Learn more about the world-leading work the ECHO Program is undertaking to chart a quieter course for commercial shipping.

Webinar will be followed by the M&C SIG annual members meeting. Join us to meet your committee, find out what we get up to, tell us what you wish we get up to, and hear about future plans.

Krista Trounce is the Research Manager for the Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. Krista is an environmental engineer with over 25 years of experience investigating and mitigating the effects of anthropogenic pollution on the natural environment. Formerly investigating the risk to terrestrial receptors from environmental contaminants, Krista has spent the last 10 years focussing on the research and management of underwater noise from shipping, sharing these learnings internationally.

Knowledge Level

Suitable for all

Prior Knowledge

None required

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