… mortality risk of North Atlantic right whale when the vessel … given a ship strike as a function
of vessel speed, (2) estimation of the … We found that speeds of vessels that struck whales were …

… speeds in east-coast regions of the United States and thereby to reduce vessel-related NA
right whale mortality. The call for emergency measures rested on arguments that (1) the NA …

… of global data provides valuable insight into the scale of the problem, the factors involved
in collisions, population specific vessel strike mortality, and the identification of areas where …

… important vessel parameters—velocity, vessel draft and vessel beam—and use multi-sensor
tag data to quantify whale time-at-depth, allowing us to calculate strike risk and mortality …

… We conclude that vessel collisions caused a significant level of turtle mortality along the
east coast of Queensland between 1999 and 2002 and we expect similar or greater …

… number of deaths and mortality rates of right whales due to vessel collisions in the southeastern
… vessel collisions by comparing the expected number of right whale deaths and mortality …

… ) vessel data to estimate mortality under several management scenarios. To assess the effect
of the VSR on strike mortality, we bootstrapped speeds from vessels … by vessel collisions in …

… For purposes of this review, a vessel collision or strike is defined … Mortality of baiji due to
vessel collisions has long been … where high levels of traffic by large commercial vessels occurs (…

… source of whale mortality, little has been … on collisions between motorized vessels and great
whales (ie, baleen whales and the sperm whale, Physeter catodon). Collisions with vessels …

… Ship strikes are a source of injury and mortality for whales … whale-vessel collisions occur, the
types of vessels involved, and … Accurate documentation of whale-vessel collisions is difficult …