Government announces funds to improve underwater listening in B.C. waters
VANCOUVER — Scientists are getting $7.2 million from the federal government to expand a network of underwater listening devices around British Columbia’s coast.
The government says the money will help improve the collection of listening stations installed along the Pacific coast, especially in key areas used by killer whales.
Ocean Networks Canada at the University of Victoria will use the money to augment its network of oceanographic radars and hydrophones that are already in the water.
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a better understanding of the underwater environment will allow for conservation of marine ecosystems.