Vancouver noise mitigation efforts

Canadas Port of Vancouver is home to a stunning coastline and waterways rich with pristine water and dramatic shorelines shared with more than 20 species of marine mammals. But ambient noise from storms, waves and currents together with sounds of vessels moving through the ocean are heard by whales, cetaceans and other marine life affecting their experience underwater writes Carrie Brown, director environmental programmes, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority tries to balance operational needs of the port with its desire to limit noise impactsPhoto: Joan Lopez

Canadas Port of Vancouver is home to a stunning coastline and waterways rich with pristine water and dramatic shorelines shared with more than 20 species of marine mammals. But ambient noise from storms, waves and currents together with sounds of vessels moving through the ocean are heard by whales, cetaceans and other marine life affecting their experience underwater writes Carrie Brown, director environmental programmes, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.