California AB14 expands the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution and whale strikes.

California AB14 expands the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program, a voluntary vessel speed reduction initiative, to include additional components. The program aims to reduce air pollution, the risk of fatal vessel strikes on whales, and harmful underwater acoustic impacts. Components may include a marketing program, data collection on ship speeds, underwater acoustic impacts, and air quality impacts. The program excludes areas covered by other port-related vessel speed reduction programs unless conflicting requirements cannot be resolved.

California AB14 expands the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program to reduce air pollution and whale strikes.

California AB14 expands the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program, a voluntary vessel speed reduction initiative, to include additional components. The program aims to reduce air pollution, the risk of fatal vessel strikes on whales, and harmful underwater acoustic impacts. Components may include a marketing program, data collection on ship speeds, underwater acoustic impacts, and air quality impacts. The program excludes areas covered by other port-related vessel speed reduction programs unless conflicting requirements cannot be resolved.