Ships Slow Down for Puget Quiet Sound Program to Aid Orcas / Public News Service : vimarsana.com

Ships are getting on board with a program to make Puget Sound quieter for the region's endangered orca population. Sixty-one percent of vessels participated in a voluntary slowdown in the first four weeks, according to numbers released by Quiet Sound, the program of Washington Maritime Blue. Program Director Rachel Aronson said sound is an essential sense for orcas, but propeller noise interferes with that. ...

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