In a world-first, researchers have captured video of a basking shark, an endangered species, being struck by a boat off the coast of Ireland. The footage, obtained mere hours after…
https://gcaptain.com/groundbreaking-footage-captures-first-ever-boat-strike-on-endangered-shark/
By Steve Gorman May 8 (Reuters) – Marine conservationists and government scientists are seeking clues to the mystery of how a 44-foot whale carcass ended up on the bow of a cruise liner, where…
https://gcaptain.com/44-foot-whale-carcass-on-bow-of-cruise-ship-baffles-ny-authorities/
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound has launched a cetacean desk pilot program this week as part of an effort to protect endangered whales from vessels in the area….
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-launches-puget-sound-whale-desk/
BOSTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – More than 80% of ships are speeding through “go slow” zones set by environmental regulators along the U.S. East Coast to protect endangered North Atlantic Right Whales,…
https://gcaptain.com/ships-speeding-through-right-whale-slow-zones-report-finds/
By Nathan Frandino and Daniel Trotta SAN FRANCISCO, June 29 (Reuters) – Gray whales on the North American Pacific coast fell this year to their lowest population since the late 1960s and…
https://gcaptain.com/gray-whales-population-decline-but-with-signs-of-hope/
Global shipping regulator the UN International Maritime Organization has adopted a U.S. proposal to increase protections for endangered whales from deadly ship strikes off the California coast. The proposal takes…
Shipping Australia sent the following text to The DCN in response to an article about the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s call for regulation of vessel speeds.
The ocean shipping industry is keen to operate in a sustainable manner with a minimal burden on communities and eco-systems.
Shipping Australia notes comments made by the IFAW: “Blue speeds: socioeconomic...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/ifaw-statement-on-slowing-down-ships-ignores-industry-efforts/
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced the deployment of the first buoys that will aid in the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales from ships strikes along the…
https://gcaptain.com/new-buoys-to-help-protect-north-atlantic-right-whales-from-ship-strikes/
Environmental agencies in Massachussetts are urging mariners to use caution when operating vessels or personal watercraft near humbpack whales after one of the mammals breached and landed on a 19-foot…
https://gcaptain.com/officials-urge-caution-after-viral-video-shows-humpback-whale-landing-on-boat/
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, will re-route its ships along the west coast of Greece to reduce the risk of collision with endangered Mediterranean sperm…
https://gcaptain.com/msc-re-routes-ships-near-greece-to-protect-sperm-whales/