Whale research initiative measuring ocean sounds off Vancouver southwest coast

Written By Trevor @ Hop Creative

VICTORIA, B.C.—Whale research in B.C. just got a huge bump with a new underwater listening station off the southwest coast of Vancouver.

David Hannay, Chief Science Officer at JASCO Applied Sciences, says the station tracks endangered killer whales and measures noise emissions of thousands of commercial vessels that frequent B.C.’s southern ports.

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