Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Programme Underway for 2024
A Partnership for Cleaner Air, Safer Whales, and a Quieter Ocean Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies is a voluntary Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) Program along the coast of California. By creating seasonal and predictable slow speed zones, this program helps companies protect endangered whales, reduce fuel use and regional greenhouse gas emissions, and improve […]
46 New Candidate IMMAs named for the North West Atlantic and the Wider Caribbean
Mapping the home waters of manatees, polar bears and the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and Rice’s whales New Candidate Important Marine Mammal Areas (cIMMAs) were announced in May 2024 with names like True’s Beaked Whale Aggregation Area, Terminos Lagoon and St. Vincent-Bequia Channel “Rat Porpoise” Alley. In all, following an intensive week at […]
