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Resource ID
20008
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Document Number
SC/69A/HIM/04
Full Title
Share the Ocean: cetacean ship strikes risk assessment and mitigation using offshore racing as a demonstrator
Author
Auriane Virgili 1, Sébastien Fournier , Malo Pocheau, Vincent Ridoux, Renaud Bañuls
Authors Summary
Ship strikes represent one of the major causes of mortality for large whales. All types of vessels can be involved and cause direct injuries to cetaceans. Unfortunately, relatively little is known about the impact of collisions on cetaceans. In this context, we have created a consortium, named Share The Ocean, which aims to develop a ship strikes risk assessment procedure and propose mitigation measures to reduce collisions between cetaceans and ships, using offshore racing as a demonstrator. Through this paper, we want to inform the scientific committee of the IWC of the existence of this consortium to mutualise the actions that will be undertaken to best respond to the problem of collisions with large cetaceans.
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2023
Abstract
Ship strikes represent one of the major causes of mortality for large whales. All types of vessels can be involved and cause direct injuries to cetaceans. Unfortunately, relatively little is known about the impact of collisions on cetaceans. In this context, we have created a consortium, named Share The Ocean, which aims to develop a ship strikes risk assessment procedure and propose mitigation measures to reduce collisions between cetaceans and ships, using offshore racing as a demonstrator. Through this paper, we want to inform the scientific committee of the IWC of the existence of this consortium to mutualise the actions that will be undertaken to best respond to the problem of collisions with large cetaceans.