Modeling Whale Deaths From Vessel Strikes to Reduce the Risk of Fatality to Endangered Whales

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: R. Cotton Rockwood, Jeffrey D. Adams, Sean Hastings, Jessica Morten, Jaime Jahncke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: ship strikes; blue whale; humpback whale; fin whale; encounter model; speed restriction; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Lanes; Pacific; Blue whale; Fin whale; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.649890; https://doaj.org/article/b317ddf47b6d43409a98f90a2a4bac76

Vessel strikes have been documented around the world and frequently figure as a top human cause of large whale mortality. The shipping lanes in the Santa Barbara Channel, California and nearby waters have some of the highest predicted whale mortality from vessel strikes in the United States waters o...