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Beluga whale, Somerset Island, Canadian High Arctic.

Baffinland expansion could make Arctic waters 16 times louder, disrupting how whales communicate and navigate, WWF-Canada study shows

October 13, 2026

A key migration corridor for narwhal, bowhead whales and beluga could become one of the Arctic's loudest shipping routes, a new WWF-Canada study on Baffinland's proposed Steensby expansion reveals. Read More

A key migration corridor for narwhal, bowhead whales and beluga could become one of the Arctic's loudest shipping routes,...
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The flukes of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching at sunset in the waters in the Great Bear Sea, BC

Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

August 26, 2024

WWF-Canada looks forward to supporting an impactful final Ocean Noise Strategy; urges immediate actions to reduce underwater noise pollution. Read More

WWF-Canada looks forward to supporting an impactful final Ocean Noise Strategy; urges immediate actions to reduce underwater noise pollution.
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Existing legal tools failing to protect Canada’s marine ecosystems from underwater noise: WWF-Canada

June 7, 2024

Legal analysis highlights current shortcomings and recommendations for strengthening national policy Read More

Legal analysis highlights current shortcomings and recommendations for strengthening national policy
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Southern humpback whale looking up in dark blue water.

WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

January 29, 2024

As Parliament sits for the first time in 2024, WWF-Canada is Canada to not let another year go by without delivering a strong plan to protect whales, walrus and other sea life from underwater... Read More

As Parliament sits for the first time in 2024, WWF-Canada is Canada to not let another year go by...
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Baffinland expansion could make Arctic waters 16 times louder, disrupting how whales communicate and navigate, WWF-Canada study shows

Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

Existing legal tools failing to protect Canada’s marine ecosystems from underwater noise: WWF-Canada

WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

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Baffinland expansion could make Arctic waters 16 times louder, disrupting how whales communicate and navigate, WWF-Canada study shows

Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy hits some of the right notes but is silent on how and when underwater noise will be turned down: WWF-Canada

Existing legal tools failing to protect Canada’s marine ecosystems from underwater noise: WWF-Canada

WWF-Canada raising alarm over dangerous delays on Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy

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