Researchers conducted a global assessment revealing that 91.5% of whale ranges overlap with shipping activity, making ship strikes a major threat to whale populations.
Despite the serious threat posed to whales from ship strikes, less than 7% of identified hot spots currently have protective measures in place.
The study emphasized that ship-strike risk is particularly high wherever shipping routes intersect critical habitat or migratory corridors, not just along coastlines.
There is potential for positive change; with only an additional 2.6% of ocean management measures, all high-risk whale collision hotspots could be protected.
Collection
[
|
...
]