The development of ships׳ routeing measures in the Bering Strait: Lessons learned from the North Atlantic right whale to protect local whale populations

• Main Author: Allen, Ainsley S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Bering Strait; Big Diomede Island; Lawrence Island; Balaena mysticetus; bowhead whale; Chukchi; Diomede Island; Eubalaena glacialis; North Atlantic; North Atlantic right whale; Sea ice; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X14001638

As a precautionary measure to protect the culturally-significant bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) from vessel strike, this paper explores the potential for having the International Maritime Organization endorse ships׳ routeing measures in the Bering Strait region. The confined nature of the Bering...