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Avoiding the collision course
Eco, Vol.July/August, pp.32-35
Technology Systems Corporation
21/08/2018
Abstract
Attitudes about collisions between whales and vessels
have changed drastically since this account from a newspaper in 1891. Rather than sensational, we now view such incidents as tragic, and internationally, vessel strikes are recognized as a potential threat to whale populations.
Worldwide, the main species affected by vessel collisions are fin whales, followed by humpback, northern right, gray, minke, sperm, southern right and blue whales. During the last two centuries of whaling almost all of these species were brought to the brink of extinction.
Details
- Title
- Avoiding the collision course
- Authors/Creators
- D. Peel (Author/Creator)J.N. Smith (Author/Creator)S. Childerhouse (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Eco, Vol.July/August, pp.32-35
- Publisher
- Technology Systems Corporation
- Identifiers
- 991005541010507891
- Copyright
- © 2018 Technology Systems Corporation
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Other
- Resource Sub-type
- Nonrefereed Article
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