New Gard tool provides fleet insights into sensitive marine areas

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Gard has introduced a portal feature that lets clients see how fleet routes overlap with important marine mammal areas. The tool is intended to help shipping operators identify and manage risks to whales and other mammals from collisions, underwater noise, and disturbance.

Whales and other marine mammals follow ancient migration routes across the world’s oceans. Where these routes intersect with shipping activity, collisions, underwater noise and disturbance can lead to injury, behavioural disruption and, in some cases, mortality. Gard’s new portal feature enables Members and clients to visualise how their trading routes interact with Important Marine Mammal ...