Company responsible for underwater noise monitoring project hopes to have global impact

VICTORIA, B.C.—Transport Canada commissioned JASCO Applied Sciences for the $9.5 million project that will monitor noise emissions from large commercial ships, as well as track and detect whales as they pass. The funding is part of the federal government’s five-year Whales Initiative program.

By reducing noise emissions from future ships, the company hopes it can help protect marine mammals locally and, perhaps, globally.