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🐋 Can technology help protect #Mediterranean sperm & fin #whales from #shipstrikes?
🔊 A Mongabay feature explores solutions, eg. #SAvEWhales which is developing early-warning system for ships in the Strait of Kythira.
💬 @iolich.bsky.social explains why targeted solutions matter.
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Can we stop ships from killing the Mediterranean’s last great whales?
Collisions with ships are a leading anthropogenic killer of the Mediterranean’s two endangered large-bodied cetacean species, sperm and fin whales. In 2025, thousands of vessels traveled through the M...
shorturl.at
September 25, 2026 at 8:12 AM
thegreentank.bsky.social
🌊🐋 Το #SAvEWhales επιστρέφει για 3η συνεχή χρονιά στο πεδίο!
🔬 Ερευνητικές εργασίες στο 📍Στενό των Κυθήρων συμβάλλουν στην ανάπτυξη του συστήματος έγκαιρης προειδοποίησης που θα μειώνει τις συγκρούσεις πλοίων με #φυσητήρες, τη μεγαλύτερη απειλή για το είδος.

#ShipStrikes #SpermWhales
July 22, 2026 at 9:25 AM
thegreentank.bsky.social
🌊 Historic moment! #HighSeasTreaty (#BBNJ)=1st global, legally binding frmwrk to protect #biodiversity in intrnl. waters!
📗The Green Tank supports ambitious action for #MarineLife: 🐋 #SAvEWhales - #spermwhales against #shipstrikes & 🌿 #LifeMareNatura - marine protected areas for #OceanConservation
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
oceancare.bsky.social
2/4 #Mediterranean fin whales & sperm whales are disappearing. #Shipstrikes are the leading cause of death. These species can't reproduce fast enough to survive – collisions could determine their extinction.
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
veganrick.bsky.social
'Save the whales’ worked for decades, but now gray whales are starving

#USpoli #California #USA 🇺🇸
#GrayWhales #Cetaceans #Marinelife #Whales #Climate #Oceans #NOAA #Wildlife #ClimateCrisis #ExtinctionEvent #Arctic #ShipStrikes #Starvation

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
A local resident says a prayer for a dead gray whale that washed ashore at Laguna San Ignacio in 2020. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
grrlscientist.bsky.social
North Atlantic Right Whales Are Facing Extinction

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Whales🐋 #Endangered #Extinction #conservation🌎 #Whaling #ShipStrikes #FishingGear #FishingGearEntanglements grrlscientist.medium.com/north-atlant...
North Atlantic Right Whales Are Facing Extinction
Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements continue to reduce the numbers of North Atlantic right whale population, and the species could…
grrlscientist.medium.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
"Minimal contact" This whole story smells...

Whale watch firm ‘devastated,’ says its boat could have hit humpback later found dead

#KeatsIsland #BC #Canada #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #HumpbackWhales #ShipStrikes #Marinelife #WhaleWatching
#PrinceOfWhales #AnimalRights

vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/10/27/w...
A humpback whale is seen just outside of Hartley Bay along the Great Bear Rainforest, B.C. on Sept. 17, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
#NGOs Sue to Protect Whales from Ships Docking in California’s Ports

#California #USA 🇺🇸 #Ports #Whales #USpoli #Shipping #ShipStrikes #Cetaceans #SeaTurtles #MarineTraffic #Marinelife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #Wildlife #EndangeredSpecies

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San Francisco Bay
October 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
Dead humpback whale washes ashore on #KeatsIsland, days after collision with whale-watching boat

#BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #Whales #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #Tourists #WhaleWatching #BoatStrike #PrinceOfWhales #Wildlife #MaritimeTraffic #AnimalLaw #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #ShipStrikes

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The tail of a deceased whale that washed ashore on Keats Island is shown. (Submitted)
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
What really happened? 🧐

The whale was definitely struck’: Passenger responds to company statement

#BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #BCpoli #Humpbacks #Whales #PrinceOfWhales #Tourists #WhaleWatching #Boats #Cetaceans #ShipStrikes #DFO #Cdnpoli #MarineTraffic #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

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'The whale was definitely struck': Passenger responds to company statement
A passenger who was on board the whale watching boat when the whale was hit earlier this week says the incident was more severe than it has been documented in the media.
cheknews.ca
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
Prince of Whales boat hits humpback whale in ‘surprise encounter’

#Vancouver #BC #Whales
#Canada 🇨🇦 #Humpbacks #Cetaceans #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #MaritimeTraffic #WhaleWatching #Oceans #Boating #ShipStrikes #Marinelife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #BCtourism

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Humpback whale Raza (BCX1852) with injury from vessel strike on Sept. 23, 2021. (Kaitlin Paquette)
October 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
veganrick.bsky.social
Humpback whale struck by #HulloFerries passenger vessel Friday

#Vancouver #BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #EnglishBay #HumpbackWhales #ShipStrikes #Marinelife #MarineTraffic #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #Oceans #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #DFO #AnimalRights

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Humpback Whale Frosty (BCX1188) with two species of barnacle on her tail athat only grow on Humpbacks (MERS, Marine Mammal License MML-57)
October 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
forth-ite.bsky.social
🔬 Fieldwork has kicked off in the 📍 Kythira Strait, led by the Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics of @forth-ite.bsky.social & the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute.

Fieldwork will continue through the end of August

#SAvEWhales #biodiversity #marineconservation #shipstrikes
thegreentank.bsky.social The Green Tank @thegreentank.bsky.social · Jul 7
🌊🐋 #SAvEWhales takes action in Greek waters!
🔬 Fieldwork has kicked off in the📍 #KythiraStrait, led by the Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas & the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute. It will continue through August.
🎯Develop & implement a system to prevent #shipstrikes on #spermwhales
July 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
thegreentank.bsky.social
🌊🐋 #SAvEWhales takes action in Greek waters!
🔬 Fieldwork has kicked off in the📍 #KythiraStrait, led by the Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas & the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute. It will continue through August.
🎯Develop & implement a system to prevent #shipstrikes on #spermwhales
July 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
Officials: 29-foot humpback whale fatally struck by ship off #SouthCarolina coast

Recently-released necropsy results shed new light on what happened.🎥

#USA🇺🇸 #USpoli #Whales #HumpbackWhales #Cetaceans #ShipStrikes #MarineTraffic #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #Marinelife

www.wjcl.com/article/hump...
On March 15th, our team worked alongside @uncw.mmsp to necropsy a humpback whale that stranded along the SC/NC border. Necropsy results suggested this animal died from blunt force trauma from an acute ship strike, resulting in multiple skull fractures and jaw disarticulation. This is a stark reminder of the threats these animal face in a busier ocean.
June 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
Protecting B.C.’s southern resident killer whales by asking more ships to slow down 🎥

#BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #BCpoli #Cdnpoli #Orcas #Cetaceans #Whales #Marinelife #ShipSlowdown #ECHOprogram #Wildlife #ShipStrikes #EndangeredSpecies #MarineTraffic #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

globalnews.ca/news/1120875...
Protecting B.C.’s southern resident killer whales by asking more ships to slow down - BC | Globalnews.ca
The program has expanded its voluntary ship slowdown at Swiftsure Bank, off Vancouver Island, to more effectively overlap with a “hot spot” of whale activity.
globalnews.ca
June 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
veganrick.bsky.social
Winter brings Australia’s ‘humpback highway’ to life and peak hour is about to begin

#Australia 🇦🇺 #Auspol #Oceans #HumpbackWhales #Whales #Cetaceans #Marinelife #Ghostgear #FishingNets #SharkNets #ShipStrikes #AcousticPollution #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
In winter, thousands of humpback whales migrate from their Antarctic feeding grounds to tropical breeding areas along Australia’s east and west coasts. Photograph: John Goodridge Humpback whales can weigh up to 40 tonnes. Photograph: John Goodridge
June 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
ladraculessa.bsky.social
#BallenasoGas @unep.org @unepwcmc.bsky.social @unesco.org @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social 🙏🏻Don't sacrifice the biodiversityof Gulf of California, whales, vaquitas and marine life for gas-oil
#ShipStrikes #pollution #HabitatDegradation #NoisePollution
#BiologicalinvasionViaBallastWaterbetweenContinents
May 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
veganrick.bsky.social
Second dead grey whale in less than a week washes ashore in B.C.

#HaidaGwaii #BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #Whales #Oceans #Cetaceans #GreyWhales #Marinelife #AnimalWelfare #MarineBiology #AnimalRights #BCpoli #CDNpoli #ClimateChange #Pollution #FoodSupply #ShipStrikes #GhostGear

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A grey whale carcass lies on the shore in Haida Gwaii. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it is working with local First Nations to conduct a necropsy. (Kellie Hett/Instagram)
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
veganrick.bsky.social
A grey whale named ‘Little Patch’ charms people along the seawall in Vancouver

#BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #Whales #Cetaceans #GreyWhales #Oceans #Marinelife #Wildlife #MarineTraffic #Shipping #Conservation #ShipStrikes

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
A grey whale known as Little Patch is shown along the shores of West Vancouver, B.C., on April 9. Frank Lin/The Canadian Press
May 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
oceancare.bsky.social
OceanCare pushes for vessel speed reduction & rerouting to protect whales from ship strikes. In Spain, Greece & via the #SAvEWhales system in the Kythira Strait, we work with partners & authorities to keep whales safe — before it’s too late. #ProtectWhales #ShipStrikes #BecauseOurPlanetIsBlue
May 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
oceancare.bsky.social
🐋 At #OurOcean10 in Busan, SAvE Whales partners showcased real progress since the project’s launch in Athens. This real-time acoustic system will help protect endangered sperm whales in the Kythira Strait — where rerouting ships isn’t possible. #SAvEWhales #ShipStrikes
April 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
megamargroup.bsky.social
📸Diego Fernández
📸Alexander Goebel

🌎Check our bio for more info

#spermwhales #whaleconservation #MegaMAR #marineconservation #shipstrikes #canaryislands
March 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
aninewforest.bsky.social
Only 370 North Atlantic right whales remain, 20% of whom are females who can bear young. As a coastal species that must chase shifting food sources, they often end up in shipping lanes. A new AI tool aims to predict their movements and prevent shipstrikes that kill one right whale every three weeks.
February 17, 2025 at 10:22 AM
whysharksmatter.bsky.social
#ICCB 38 Brydes' whales killed in last decade by shipstrikes IN HARBOR
January 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM