Government Grant

Protecting whales from vessel collisions

The Whale Detection Initiative will help protect whales in Canada's waters as part of the Oceans Protection Plan. This initiative will provide $9.1 million over 5 years to develop and test technologies to detect whales in near-real time on both the west and east coasts. Detection will help prevent vessel collisions with whales and protect marine mammals.

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  • Fisheries and Oceans
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  • Last updated 3 years ago
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Description
The Whale Detection Initiative will help protect whales in Canada's waters as part of the Oceans Protection Plan. This initiative will provide $9.1 million over 5 years to develop and test technologies to detect whales in near-real time on both the west and east coasts. Detection will help prevent vessel collisions with whales and protect marine mammals.

Funding will go toward projects that will: develop and test whale detection technologies capable of providing up-to-date information on the presence of whales; reduce the threat of vessel collisions with whales on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.