California vessels getting paid to save the whales
[LOS ANGELES] The massive containerships passing through the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California will be paid a bonus of US$2,500 per trip to slow down, in an effort to cut off-shore air pollution and reduce collisions with whales.
The four-month pilot programme, which started in July, is run by federal and local officials and an environmental group.
Last week, a dead fin whale washed up at the beach and harbour city of Port Hueneme, south of Santa Barbara.
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