Ship Strikes Killing Whales Despite Govt. Program to Slow Down Vessels

Photo: Kiirsten Flynn: Cascadia Research Collective

NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit looked into whether or not the 5-year government initiative to slow down vessels coming into San Francisco Bay was successful in mitigating ship strikes. Please click on this link to watch the 7 min show and read the article. Cascadia’s work on this issue is mentioned and our upcoming research in 2020 will hopefully inform marine resource managers even more.