Global charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation has just announced a new USD$674,000 (£500,000) project to tackle inconsistent worker safety and corporate accountability standards.C4Safe, led by Lancaster University, will create the first corporate‑focused reporting and accountability toolkit designed specifically for ocean‑related sectors.
The Arctic’s bowhead whales can live for over 200 years. Imagine what they might hear in that time: screw propellers were only just being used to power ships 200 years ago, and diesel engines appeared some hundred years after that.The underwater radiated noise of shipping has grown globally, but the Arctic is a special place. It has been partially shielded from shipping noise.