Ship-strike forecast and mitigation for whales in Gitga’at First Nation territory

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: EM Keen, É O’Mahony, LM Nichol, BM Wright, C Shine, B Hendricks, H Meuter, HM Alidina, J Wray
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2023
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; British Columbia; Canada; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01244; https://doaj.org/article/960679e9378c440ea116d52202892de2

As marine traffic increases globally, ship strikes have emerged as a primary threat to many baleen whale populations. Here we predict ship-strike rates for fin whales Balaenoptera physalus and humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the central territorial waters of the Gitga’at First Nation (Brit...