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A cargo ship travels through the Santa Barbara Channel. Whales and ships share the space, and a voluntary program encorages vessels to slow down to reduce air pollution, and drop the chance of accidental ship-whale collisions.

Cleaner skies, and safer space for whales: Program to slow ships off the coast has a big year

Lance Orozco

More than 740 ships took part in the voluntary program in 2024.

Program intended to reduce air pollution, cut whale strikes from ships off our coast could get boost

Lance Orozco

Some legislators propose adding the state to efforts to support the voluntary program.

Cleaner air, and protecting whales, too: Program slowing ships off West Coast has another big year

Lance Orozco

Number of companies participating in voluntary program slowing freighters off coast to reduce pollution, and whale strikes grows from 18 to 23.

A Whale Safe program acoustic buoy in the Santa Barbara Channel.

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Saving the whales: South Coast lab develops whale tracking system to prevent collisions with ships

Lance Orozco

Whale Safe first developed for use in Santa Barbara Channel, but technology now being deployed in Bay Area.

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Program To Get Ships To Slow Off Coast To Reduce Whale Strikes, Cut Air Pollution Grows In 2017

Lance Orozco

A unique program to improve the safety of whales, and at the same time reduce air pollution along the California coast by getting ships to slow down is…