b'its effectiveness and use around mariners. Its a system thatof which was heading for recycling. WSF did a waste audit provides near real-time data about the location of whales.and learned that there is much more recycling and compost WSF is looking into emerging technologies which wouldthat can be diverted out of the waste stream. They pub-help quiet vessels as the next generation of vessels is plannedlished a Waste Management and Reduction Plan outlining and existing vessels are refitted.specific actions that can be taken to address the challenges in reducing waste with a goal of zero waste.At Tahlequah Terminal, WSF replaced an existing failing concrete and creosote bulkhead with a soft shore, a solu- WSF uses the definition for zero waste set forth by Zero tion that uses native materials, such as plants, which mimicWasteInternationalAlliance(ZWIA).Zerowaste,ac-the natural shoreline but is carefully engineered to controlcording to ZWIA, is the conservation of all resources by erosion. This creates a habitat for forage fish to thrive, ben- means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and efiting salmon for which the forage fish are a critical foodrecoveryofproducts,packaging,andmaterialswithout source. SRKWs feed on salmon and therefore the soft shoreburning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that solution aids in the recovery of the orca population as well.threaten the environment or human health. The Waste Management and Reduction Plan outlines various obsta-ZERO WASTEcles in achieving zero waste such as people-centered waste AtthisyearsPVAAnnualConventionatMariTrends,disposal behaviors, collection procedures, and issues with Bartoygaveapresentationwherehenotedthatinonereceptacles and signage on vessels, and then proposes ac-day at the WSF Seattle terminal the waste from just threetions that can be taken to address each concern. WSF states vessels amounted to over 1,200 pounds, only 300 poundsin the plan that the primary measure of success is the re-WSF found that in one day a single terminal generated 1,200 pounds of waste, only 300 pounds of which would be recycled. A waste audit showed ways that more recycling and compost can be diverted from the waste stream as the company works towards a zero waste goal. FOGHORN 26'