Underwater Noise Affects Orcas
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•Due to humans, Salish Sea waters are too noisy for resident orcas to hunt successfully
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Due to humans, Salish Sea waters are too noisy for resident orcas to hunt successfully.
Noise from ships likely has an outsized impact on southern resident orca pods, which spend more time in parts of the sea with high ship traffic.
The northern resident population has steadily grown to more than 300 individuals, but the southern resident population is now at around 75.
The impact of noise may contribute to nutritional stress among females.
Previous research has linked to high rates of pregnancy failure among southern residents.
Both sides of the U.S.-Canada border include voluntary speed-reduction programs for vessels.
The research was funded by NOAA , Fisheries and Oceans Canada , the University of Cumbria .
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