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ECHO Vessel Slowdown Trial Duncan Wilson Vice-President, Corporate - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ECHO Vessel Slowdown Trial Duncan Wilson Vice-President, Corporate - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
ECHO Vessel Slowdown Trial Duncan Wilson Vice-President, Corporate Social Responsibility How might slowing vessels affect underwater noise? Vessel slowdown trial Vessel slow dow n trial Why: The trial aims to better understand the relationship
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How might slowing vessels affect underwater noise?
Vessel slowdown trial
I ntended trial outcomes
- High vessel participation rates
with minimum impacts to industry
- Robust data with which to:
- confirm the relationship between
speed and underwater noise
- confirm the relationship between
reduced underwater noise and threats to at-risk whales
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Vessel slowdown trial: participants
AAL Shipping ACGI Shipping Inc. BC Coast P ilots Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruise Lines CMA CGM Colley West Shipping Ltd. COSCO Crystal Cruises CSL International Evergreen Line Fairmont Shipping (Canada) Ltd. G2 Ocean Hamburg Sud Hapag-Lloyd Holland America Line Hudson Shipping Lines Hyundai America Shipping Agency Inc. Inchcape Shipping Services K-Line Maersk Mason Agency Ltd. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Montship Inc. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Navitrans Shipping Agencies West Inc. Neptune Bulk Terminal Norton Lilly Vancouver Norwegian Cruise Line NYK Line Oceaenia Cruises Oldendorff OOCL Oxbow Sulphur Canada P acific Basin Shipping P acific NorthWest Ship & Cargo Services Inc. P
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P rincess Cruise Line Ravensdown Shipping Services Ltd. Robert Reford Royal Canadian Navy Royal Caribbean International Cruise Line SAAM SMIT Vancouver Inc. Saga Welco AS Seabourn Cruise Line Seaspan ULC Sinotrans Swire Shipping Trans-Oceanic Shipping Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd. Washington State Ferries Westward Shipping Ltd. Westwood Shipping Lines Wheelhouse Shipping Agency Wilhelmsen Ships Service Zim
5 0 + organizations confirm ed their intention to participate
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- Hydrophones recording ambient noise and
vessel source levels in Haro St before, during and after the trial
- Shore based whale observations during
trial
- Pilots recording and reporting vessel
- participation. Further validated by AIS.
- Stipend application form available online –
apply anytime. Unclaimed stipends will be put back to ECHO program
- Weekly newsletter during the trial
- Survey to be circulated next week to
participants to capture industry impacts during trial
Data collection and communications during trial
Photo: Joan Lopez
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Vessel slowdown trial: results to-date
59% 68% 55% 73% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Percent participation
Overall & container trial participation* rate by week
Overall Participation
* Pilot reported participation rates. AIS validated participation rates are being processed.
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Vessel slowdown trial: results to-date
50% 70% 49% 68% 50% 75% 50% 78% 70% 71% 80% 71% 83% 50% 20% 83% 100% 0% NA 100% 0% 64% 44% 86% 50% NA NA 50%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Percentage of Participation
Participation rate* by vessel sector and week
Bulk Carrier Car Carrier Containter General Cargo Passenger Tanker Other
* Pilot reported participation rates. AIS validated participation rates are being processed.
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- Data analysis
- Post-trial modeling of
underwater noise impacts & behavioural response
- Full trial results available
early 2018
- Inform government’s next
steps
- Case study for other ports
- r sensitive whale regions
around the world
Vessel slowdown trial: post-trial
Photo: Vancouver Aquarium/ NOAA
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Thank you for participating in the vessel slow down trial
Photo: Vancouver Aquarium/ NOAA