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Southern humpback whale looking up in dark blue water.

The need for action on underwater noise pollution is loud and clear

March 13, 2023

WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina on underwater noise pollution and why it’s critical that Canada act now to turn down the volume. Read More

WWF-Canada's Hussein Alidina on underwater noise pollution and why it’s critical that Canada act now to turn down the...
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Billions of litres of harmful waste are dumped by ships in Canada’s protected waters annually: WWF-Canada Report

March 1, 2022

Findings show urgent need for federal government to enact and enforce a ban on dumping in marine protected areas Read More

Findings show urgent need for federal government to enact and enforce a ban on dumping in marine protected areas...
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An Inuk man watches an icebreaker, Nunavut, Canada

The Arctic needs an Emission Control Area — and it needs one now

September 6, 2022

The shipping industry transports goods around the world — but that’s not all it brings. Eighty-six per cent of international ships burn Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), the residual product left over from the fuel... Read More

The shipping industry transports goods around the world — but that’s not all it brings. Eighty-six per cent of...
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Humpback whale tail visible from the water.

Listen to the sounds of whales in the Great Bear Sea

July 11, 2022

Below the Great Bear Sea’s surface, this underwater ecosystem abounds with the sound of whales. Take a listen to the sound of three whales. Read More

Below the Great Bear Sea’s surface, this underwater ecosystem abounds with the sound of whales. Take a listen to...
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Killer whale off BC coast with large ship in background

Billions of litres of ship waste are dumped in protected ocean areas each year

March 1, 2022

WWF-Canada’s National Vessel Dumping Assessment reveals for the first time how much waste ships are producing — and potentially leaving behind — as they traverse Canadian waters. Read More

WWF-Canada’s National Vessel Dumping Assessment reveals for the first time how much waste ships are producing — and potentially...
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Blue whale diving with a cargo ship in the background

Making noise for quieter ships: Why we need to reduce underwater noise pollution

January 31, 2022

Commercial shipping is the most significant contributor to underwater noise, and its impacts on marine species and the marine environment have been well-documented worldwide. Yet noise pollution levels are still increasing and affecting some... Read More

Commercial shipping is the most significant contributor to underwater noise, and its impacts on marine species and the marine...
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Freighters stop at the bay of Vancouver at sunset.

How Canada’s shipping industry can reduce its climate change impacts

November 24, 2021

Marine shipping connects the world by supplying essential goods. But while boasting in some cases transportation’s lowest carbon footprint per tonne transported, the industry’s still-significant climate change impacts can no longer be ignored. Canadian... Read More

Marine shipping connects the world by supplying essential goods. But while boasting in some cases transportation’s lowest carbon footprint...
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Right whales aren’t the only cetaceans at risk in eastern Canada: Report

July 21, 2021

More than nine out of 10 fatal incidents affecting cetaceans in eastern Canada are not killing North Atlantic right whales, the government’s primary conservation focus, according to a new report by the Marine Animal... Read More

More than nine out of 10 fatal incidents affecting cetaceans in eastern Canada are not killing North Atlantic right...
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Atlantic walrus sits on rocks with mountains and ocean in the background.

Underwater noise harms wildlife, here’s how to turn down the volume

July 12, 2021

As we’ve said before, underwater noise is pollution, too! So, on World Oceans Day earlier in June, WWF-International launched two reports highlighting the threats whales and other marine wildlife face when bombarded by noise... Read More

As we’ve said before, underwater noise is pollution, too! So, on World Oceans Day earlier in June, WWF-International launched...
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The trouble with scrubbers: shipping’s emissions “solution” creates new pollution

July 14, 2020

For the past 60 years, the global shipping fleet has mostly run on high-sulfur heavy fuel oil (HFO), a tar-like byproduct of the crude oil distillation process. Highly toxic when burned and notoriously difficult... Read More

For the past 60 years, the global shipping fleet has mostly run on high-sulfur heavy fuel oil (HFO), a...
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We need to talk about shipping

July 8, 2020

Addressing the shipping sector’s climate impacts is a large part of our success in tackling the climate crisis Look around and you will realize that almost everything we buy — in fact, 90 per... Read More

Addressing the shipping sector’s climate impacts is a large part of our success in tackling the climate crisis Look...
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Grey water dumping threatens ocean health and people

May 19, 2020

Chronic industrial pollution and climate change are transforming our oceans and helping drive a global biodiversity crisis. Among the many sources of ocean pollution, none are as prevalent — or as solvable — as “grey water” from ships. It’s a... Read More

Chronic industrial pollution and climate change are transforming our oceans and helping drive a global biodiversity crisis. Among the many...
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