The Port of Vancouver: Ship Slow Down Ocean Noise Reduction Program.

The Port of Vancouver has created the ECHO program, which stands for Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program, which features a voluntary ship slow-down area through the Haro strait in Canada, to reduce noise pollution to protect sensitive marine mammals. Vancouver is the first port to develop incentives to reduce ocean noise.

EcoAction Gold, reduces ship harbor fees by 47%, while EcoAction Bronze, affords ships a 23% discount. In a 3-month, ship slow-down trial in 2017, vessels slowed to an 11 km speed limit and became more quiet. This added 30-60 minutes of transit time. An individual ship can have a several km acoustic footprint.

The Canadian government committed to not let sound levels increase over time. They want to detect when marine mammals come near shipping lanes. They have four hydrophones in each seafloor listening buoy.

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