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If an oil spill were to happen in Canadian waters tomorrow, who would pay for it? Learn about the costs and liabilities related to ship-source oil spills.

When a vessel is damaged, disabled or otherwise in distress at sea, finding a place of refuge – a place where it can be taken to prevent further damage to the vessel or pollution to the environment – can be critical.

Marine pilotage plays a vital role in marine safety and accident prevention.

There are four response organizations located in Canada.

The Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways.

For Arctic communities, marine shipping is often the only economical means of accessing essential goods, such as food, fuel and construction goods.

Abandoned and derelict vessels pose significant risks to marine safety and have both economic and environmental impacts on local communities.

Even if you don’t live by a coast, your day-to-day life depends on marine shipping. Join the conversation about marine shipping issues.

With increased marine traffic in Canada’s coastal waters comes an increase in underwater noise from vessels – and a need to understand the impacts on marine mammals who use sound to communicate, feed, navigate and reproduce.

How a marine mammal responds to underwater noise is complex and depends on a number of factors. Get the #clearfacts on underwater noise.