Ship Strike Risk for Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Off the Garraf coast, Northwest Mediterranean Sea

Ship Strike Risk for Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Off the Garraf coast, Northwest Mediterranean Sea

Ship strikes are a widespread conservation issue for many cetacean species globally. Population level impacts depend on the occurrence and severity of collisions, which may lead to life altering injuries or fatalities. Such impacts are a major concern for large, long-lived, and reproductively slow s...

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Main Authors: Beatriu Tort Castro, Rocío Prieto González, Seán A. O’Callaghan, Paula Dominguez Rein-Loring, Eduard Degollada Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
fin whale
ship strike
collision
marine traffic
injury
feeding
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.867287/full

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