The voluntary slowdown in Haro Strait and Boundary Pass hit 95 per cent participation in its fifth week, bringing the overall cumulative participation rate to 91 per cent. Specifically, in week 5, 109 out of 115 ships slowing down to the recommended speeds through Haro Strait and Boundary Pass in an effort to reduce the impacts of underwater noise on southern resident killer whales.
For weeks 7 and 8 of the inshore lateral displacement in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, 88 per cent of tugboats participated by spending more than half of their time in either the inshore lateral displacement zone or the outbound shipping lane. The cumulative participation rate since the lateral displacement began on June 1 is currently at 74 per cent.
