current and proposed projects with underwater noise implications for the north and central coast
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Current and proposed projects with underwater noise implications for the North and Central Coast. Mike Ambach North Coast Program Manager WWF-Canada [email protected]. Photo credit: Mike Ambach. Stewart. BC’s North Coast. DIXON ENTRANCE. CHATHAM SOUND. HECATE STRAIT. DOULGAS CHANNEL. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Current and proposed projects with underwater noise implications for the North and Central Coast.
Mike AmbachNorth Coast Program Manager
Photo credit: Mike Ambach
BC’s North Coast
DIXON ENTRANCE
DOULGAS CHANNEL
HECATE STRAIT
Stewart
CAAMANOSOUND
CHATHAM SOUND
Thank you.
• MCTS data• Prince Rupert LNG Project Description 2013• Pacific Northwest LNG Project Description 2013• LNG Canada Project Description 2013• Transport Canada TERMPOL Assessment for
Enbridge Northern Gateway 2012• Shipping on the British Columbia Coast: Current
Status, Projected Trends, Potential Casualties, and Our Ability to Respond: A Briefing Report 2011
• BC Shipping News• Prince Rupert Port Authority Annual Reports• PRPA: Shipping Trends and Future Activity on
BC North Coast 2012• Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment Study 2010• Southeast Alaska Vessel Traffic Study 2012• PNCIMA Atlas 2012• BCMCA Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada 2012
• Port of Kitimat Economic Development Statistics, Major Projects briefs
• Origin, Destination & Marine Traffic Volume Survey TERMPOL Surveys and Studies 2010
• District of Kitimat Investment Summary 2013-2015
• Kitimat Modernization Project• Stewart Bulk Terminals Expansion Project• Northwest BC Major Projects, Terrace Economic
Development Association 2011• Adding it All Up Conference Proceedings, 2012
Bulkley Valley Research Institute• Canada LNG Project Description• PRPA Land Use Plan 2020• Transportation Assessment of the Central and
North Coast of British Columbia March 2, 2009
Sources
_by region
2006 2013 2018 2024
* Approximations based on multiple data sources
_by vessel class
* Approximations based on multiple data sources
2006 2013 2018 2024
_ by existing and proposed
* Approximations based on multiple data sources
2006 2013 2018 2024
_ existing and proposed
2006 2013 2018 2024
* Approximations based on multiple data sources
Vessel Categories
2012 Prince Rupert Zone Movement, total sector transits (from MCTS data)
Source: Southeast Alaska Vessel Traffic Study 2012
A few caveats…
• Does not represent seasonal variation
• Does not represent ship presence
• Does not reflect variability in ship size
• Does not capture tug-related service for construction phases, or operation presence
• Resource extraction projects have lifespans
Photo credit: Mike Ambach
Non-shipping
• Ocean Renewables• Seismic• Construction• Small Vessels
Photo credit: Mike Ambach
Typical Timeline: When and how does sound get identified?
Source: Pacific Northwest LNG Project Description
Geographic Scope
Sound as a Valued
Ecosystem
Component?
Gold Rush Mitigation• Baseline?• Seasonal variation?• Geographic range of acoustic
impacts?• Masking effect?• Cumulative effects, including
“reasonably foreseeable future projects”
A common, shared understanding of realistic future scenarios.
Source: Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment, Phase A – Preliminary Risk AssessmentDet Norske Veritas (2010)
Source: Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment, Phase A – Preliminary Risk AssessmentDet Norske Veritas (2010)
Source: Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment, Phase A – Preliminary Risk AssessmentDet Norske Veritas (2010)
Discussion
How to plan around (noise) mitigation in a rapidly changing environment?
What is essential to know about proposed/new vessel traffic now, and how can that flow of information be facilitated?