Turning down the volume on ocean noise pollution

Canada's Ocean Noise Strategy is already three years delayed, and we have an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to marine conservation by prioritizing its timely release.

Southern resident killer whales continue to have their critical habitat degraded with increasing levels of noise pollution from the continued growth in shipping traffic from industrial projects in the Salish Sea, writes Hussein Alidina. Photograph courtesy of NOAA National Ocean Service/Flickr

Opinion

BY HUSSEIN ALIDINA

June 17, 2024

Ever been awakened by loud construction? Or been unable to concentrate because your neighbour won’t turn down their audio system? Believe it or not, it could be worse: if you were under water, sound travels nearly five times faster than in air, covering vast distances with...

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