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Title
Tourist vessel traffic in important whale areas in the western Canadian Arctic. Risks and possible management solutions
Author(s)
Halliday, W. D.
, Têtu, P.-L., Dawson, J.,
Insley, S. J.
, and Hilliard, R. C. 2018.
Published
2018
Publisher
Marine Policy 97, 72-81
Abstract
Vessel traffic has negative impacts on whales through collisions and auditory disturbances. Tourist vessels (including passenger vessels and pleasure craft) in the Arctic greatly overlap with areas of high whale concentrations. Removing vessels from marine protected areas or restricting them to the Canadian government's proposed low-impact corridor aren't likely to significantly reduce impact. Instead, WCS researchers propose creating a corridor completely outside known whale areas and reducing vessel speed to minimize impact on whales.
Keywords
Beluga whale, Bowhead whale, Corridor, Marine protected area, Passenger vessel, Pleasure craft
Full Citation
Halliday, W. D., Têtu, P.-L., Dawson, J., Insley, S. J., & Hilliard, R. C. (2018). Tourist vessel traffic in important whale areas in the western Canadian Arctic: risks and possible management solutions. Marine Policy, 97, 72-81.
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