2023-2024 Voluntary Vessel Slowdown is On
Quiet Sound Mission
Quiet Sound will implement voluntary shipping noise-reduction initiatives and monitoring programs in the Puget Sound, in coordination with Canadian and United States authorities.
Partners & Advisors
Partners & Advisors provide specific specialist advice and subject matter expertise in the development and execution of research, mitigation and management projects, and initiatives aimed at reducing threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales from large commercial vessels. Quiet Sound and the leadership committee will seek advice and perspectives from a diversity of subject matter experts to solve complex problems with practical solutions.
Southern Resident Killer Whales Remain
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Press REposts
Inslee and whale advocates celebrate progress made in protecting orcas in Puget Sound
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Industry News
Collaboration Will Quiet the Sound
It’s no secret but the study of the southern resident orca community is why I first came to the Pacific Northwest in 1980 and continues to serve as a motivation for my public service. The fact that there are only 74 whales left
Quiet Sound News
Quiet Sound Launches First Trial Large Vessel Slowdown to Help Protect Endangered Whales in Puget Sound
The slowdown trial is the first a voluntary effort of its kind in Puget Sound for large commercial vessels to reduce their speed and decrease
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Quiet Sound’s goal is to better understand and reduce the cumulative effects of acoustic and physical disturbance from large commercial vessels on southern resident orcas throughout their range in Washington state.
