Shipping vessel partnership celebrates a decade of limiting impacts with whales and reducing emissions

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Shipping vessel partnership celebrates a decade of limiting impacts with whales and reducing emissions

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A vessel speed reduction partnership amongst environmental groups, government agencies at the county and federal level, and now 49 international shipping companies is celebrating its success protecting whales while also reducing emissions in the local area. Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies is a voluntary program in its tenth year that requires shipping vessels entering waters off the coast of Northern Californ…