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Prince Rupert Port Authority

Prince Rupert Port Authority, British Columbia, Canada.Prince Rupert Port Authority has been a Green Marine participant since 2010 (Prince Rupert Port Authority, 2025).

Summary:

The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) administers the Port of Prince Rupert on the north coast of British Columbia and is the third-largest port in Canada. PRPA joined Green Marine in 2010, the first West Coast port in North America to do so (Prince Rupert Port Authority, 2025). PRPA publishes its Green Marine results each year, with performance in areas including greenhouse gas emissions, underwater noise, spill prevention, aquatic ecosystems, waste management and community impacts (Green Marine, 2024).

PRPA also supports whale protection on the North Coast. It helped fund the WhaleReport Alert System with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's Enhancing Cetacean and Habitat Observation (ECHO) Program, and in 2024 it recognized nine vessels for using underwater noise mitigation technology (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, n.d.; Prince Rupert Port Authority, 2026).

Transferability:

DMC port authorities can use Green Marine's annual self-evaluation, backed by regular external verification, to measure performance across several environmental indicators at once. Publishing results each year, as Prince Rupert does, builds trust with communities and partners. Ports in sensitive marine areas can pair certification with targeted programs, such as whale alert systems or recognizing vessels that use underwater noise mitigation technology.

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