New Gard tool provides fleet insights into sensitive marine areas

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 Areas (IMMAs) and generate metrics to support decision-making and sustainability reporting.

From general guidance to fleet-specific insights For many years, Gard has shared best practice and operational guidance on whales and other marine mammals through its series of insight articles. This new feature builds on that work by analysing fleet trading patterns in relation to Important Marine Mammal Areas.

IMMAs are areas of the ocean that are important for marine mammals, including for migration, feeding and breeding. These areas are identified through a rigorous, expert driven process led by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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