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The Coast Guard has launched a program to alert vessels of whale sightings in Washington state's Salish Sea in an effort to keep the whales safe from boat strikes and noise.
The goal of the agency’s ”cetacean desk” is to keep the marine mammals safe from boat strikes and reduce noise in the highly transited inland seawaters.
The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings. The program is an