Vessel Strike of Whales in Australia: The Challenges of Analysis of Historical Incident Data

Death or injury to whales from vessel strike is one of the primary threats to whale populations worldwide. However, quantifying the rate of occurrence of these collisions is difficult because many incidents are not detected (particularly from large vessels) and therefore go unreported. Furthermore,...

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Main Authors: David Peel, Joshua N. Smith, Simon Childerhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00069/full