Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 02.21.2024
Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator, and Capt. Mark McDonnell, Sector Puget Sound Commander, speak at the opening ceremony of the Coast Guard's pilot Cetacean Desk program at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Washington, Feb. 21, 2024. The Cetacean Desk program is aimed at reducing cetacean disturbances in the Salish Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 02.06.2024
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound introduced a cetacean desk pilot program during a ceremony at Sector Puget Sound, Feb. 21. The goal of the four-year program is to mitigate adverse impacts of maritime vessel traffic on endangered and threatened large cetaceans in the Salish Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard graphic courtesy of Sector Puget Sound)...
