Ship collision risk threatens whales across the world's oceans
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Nisi, Anna C.; Welch, Heather; Brodie, Stephanie; Leiphardt, Callie; Rhodes, Rachel; Hazen, Elliott L.; Redfern, Jessica V.; Branch, Trevor A.; Barreto, Andre S.; Calambokidis, John; Clavelle, Tyler; Dares, Lauren; de Vos, Asha; Gero, Shane; Jackson, Jennifer A.; Kenney, Robert D.; Kroodsma, David; Leaper, Russell; Mccauley, Douglas J.; Moore, Sue E.; Ovsyanikova, Ekaterina; Panigada, Simone; Robinson, Chloe V.; White, Tim; Wilson, Jono; Abrahms, Briana
署名单位：
University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; University of California System; University of California Santa Cruz; National Oceanic Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) - USA; Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO); CSIRO Environment; University of California System; University of California Santa Barbara; University of Washington; University of Washington Seattle; Universidade do Vale do Itajai; University of Western Australia; Carleton University; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); NERC British Antarctic Survey; University of Rhode Island; University of Queensland; Nature Conservancy
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-8509
DOI：
10.1126/science.adp1950
发表日期：
2024-11-22
页码：
870-875
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摘要：
After the near-complete cessation of commercial whaling, ship collisions have emerged as a primary threat to large whales, but knowledge of collision risk is lacking across most of the world's oceans. We compiled a dataset of 435,000 whale locations to generate global distribution models for four globally ranging species. We then combined >35 billion positions from 176,000 ships to produce a global estimate of whale-ship collision risk. Shipping occurs across 92% of whale ranges, and <7% of risk hotspots contain management strategies to reduce collisions. Full coverage of hotspots could be achieved by expanding management over only 2.6% of the ocean's surface. These inferences support the continued recovery of large whales against the backdrop of a rapidly growing shipping industry.