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Spring and fall bring our new science talk series to the Olympic Sculpture Park. Each session invites leading researchers to illuminate the natural world through dynamic conversations set against the park’s inspiring collection of sculpture and landscapes.In this talk, hear from Rachel Aronson and learn about the work of Maritime Blue's Quiet Sound program. This non-regulatory coalition whose goal is to better understand and reduce the cumulative effects of acoustic and physical disturbance from large commercial vessels on Southern Resident killer whales throughout their range in Washington State (U.S.)
About the speaker
Rachel Aronson is the Program Director for Quiet Sound, an award-winning collaborative initiative administered by Washington Maritime Blue. She leads voluntary, multi-stakeholder efforts to reduce the acoustic and physical impacts of large commercial vessels on the last 76 endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales in Washington state. This program advances voluntary operational measures, whale detection systems, and vessel quieting for the benefit of the whales with no impact on maritime safety and trade.
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Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park, 2901 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, United States
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