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To decrease fatal whale strikes and improve air quality, ships were asked to do one thing: slow down

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

The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the most vibrant, diverse ocean environments for marine animals. It also serves as an important trade route for ships heading to and from Southern California ports. This sharing of space has been fatal for whales and terrible for air quality. In this episode of The One Oh One, the story of how an environmental problem led to a single seemingly simple solution.

You can read the text version of this episode here.

Michelle oversees digital products at KCLU and is the host and creator of the station's first award-winning podcast The One Oh One. The podcast has won a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, an RTNA 'Best Podcast' award and an LA Press Club award.