According to the fossil record, cetaceans—whales, dolphins and their relatives—evolved from four-legged land mammals that returned to the oceans beginning some 50 million years ago. Today, their descendants are threatened by a different land-based mammal that has also returned to the sea: humans.

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

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After crossing data on world maritime traffic and whale habitats, a team of researchers reveals new worrying data on the risk of collision with ships and the threat to several critically endangered speciesHemeroteca - Only a speed limit to ships will prevent whale mutilation in the Mediterranean Thousands of ships circulating every day from one place to another in the ocean are corralling whales to the point that only 8% of their habitats are sa…

Tras cruzar los datos del tráfico marítimo mundial y los hábitats de las ballenas, un equipo de investigadores revela nuevos datos preocupantes sobre el riesgo de colisión con barcos y la amenaza para varias especies en peligro crítico de extinciónHemeroteca - Solo un límite de velocidad a los buques evitará la mutilación de ballenas en el Mediterráneo
Los miles de barcos que circulan cada día de un lugar a otro del océano están acorralando a la…

El tráfico marítimo acorrala a las ballenas: solo el 8% de sus hábitats están a salvo de las colisiones mortales con los barcos

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Sea traffic corrals whales: only 8% of their habitats are safe from deadly collisions with ships

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A ship strike may be to blame for the death of a sperm whale that stranded north of Charleston earlier this year. The Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network assisted in the response and necropsy of a 44-foot male sperm whale that was found dead in February. Limited samples were collected because of the whale’s location and size; however, the nonprofit group said they found a ‘defect’ on its back they deemed unusual. “When sam…

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Whale’s death near Charleston likely due to ship strike

A blue whale swims close to a large vessel near the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 
Asha de Vos, CC BY-NDImagine you are a blue whale swimming up the California coast, as you do every spring. You are searching for krill in the Santa Barbara Channel, a zone that teems with fish, kelp forests, seagrass beds and other undersea life, but also vibrates with noise from ship traffic. Suddenly, the noise gets louder.  You start to make a slow, shallow dive…

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New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

Los Angeles, United States. Whale habitat is 92% consistent with global marine traffic routes, but less than 7% of high-risk collision zones have strategic measures to protect these animals, some of which are at risk of extinction. Thousands of whales are injured or die each year as they are hit by ships, particularly large container carriers, which transport 80% of the goods traded worldwide across the oceans.

Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos.  El hábitat de las ballenas coincide en un 92 % con la rutas del tráfico marino mundial, pero menos de un 7 % de las zonas de alto riesgo de colisión cuenta con medidas estratégicas para proteger a estos animales, algunos de ellos en riesgo de extinción. Miles de ballenas resultan heridas o mueren cada año al ser golpeadas por buques, en particular con los grandes portacontenedores, que transportan el 80 % de las mer…

Las zonas críticas de colisión de ballenas con barcos casi no tienen medidas de protección

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The critical areas of collision of whales with ships have almost no protective measures

A whale and a large ship in the ocean. (Asha De Vos via SWNS) By Stephen Beech via SWNS Less than one in 10 global hotspots for potentially fatal whale collisions with ships have protection measures in place, warns a new study. Thousands of the ocean giants are injured or killed each year after being struck by shipping, particularly large container vessels that ferry 80% of the world’s traded goods. Collisions are the leading cause of death worl…

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Research reveals thousands of whales at risk of deadly ship collisions

Vessel collisions are a leading cause of death for many whale species. "School zones" for the seas could help protect them, scientists say. By Kiley Price An estimated 90 percent of all traded goods travel by sea, where vessels tap into a vast network of shipping routes that connect even the most far-flung places.

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Scientists Identify Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions—and Hardly Any Have Protections in Place

A comprehensive new analysis reveals that shipping routes overlap with nearly all whale habitats worldwide, yet only 7% of high-risk areas have protective

Global Study Reveals Over 90% of Whale Habitats Overlap with Shipping Routes

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