Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place

ScienceDaily
Nov 21, 2024, 2:11 pm93 pts
A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales. Researchers report that global shipping traffic overlaps with about 92% of these whale species' ranges. Only about 7% of…

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