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Scientists study Salish Sea’s endangered orcas amid quietest ocean in ‘3 or 4 decades’
‘Quieter ocean’ from COVID-19 could be a boon to endangered orcas, say researchers A paper published last month in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America said there has been about a 30 per cent decrease commercial shipping traffic into the Port of Vancouver from China due to COVID-19 in just the first four months of the year.Dewey said it’s not just commercial traffic that’s gone down — there’s also been a pause in whale watching boats, cruise ships, recreational vessels and tankers.