A long-overdue federal strategy to tackle ocean noise is here at last — but some advocates say it falls short of what’s needed to protect species from the ever-increasing shipping traffic in Canadian waters.
Underwater noise from ships and industrial activity interferes with fish, invertebrates and more, but it’s best known for its effect on the ability of marine mammals — such as orcas — to navigate, communicate, socialize, find food and mates and avoid predators.
With major projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline looming, the new Liberal government announced it was working on a strategy to deal with the issue in 2016 and promised a strategy and
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