Evaluation of Northern Right Whale ship strike reduction measures in the Great South Channel of Massachusetts

"Ship strike mortality remains one of the two primary causes of lack of recovery of the North Atlantic population of northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). As a result, NOAA fisheries has identified a number of actions to reduce interactions between ships and whales. Central to this approach is the concept that ship strike mortality can be reduced either by slowing ships or by separating vessels and whales." p.1 Richard L. Merrick and Timothy V.N.Cole. "March 2007" Also available online in PDF. System requirements : Adobe Acrobat Reader. Mode of access : World Wide Web. Includes bibliographical references ( p.6). 2007 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) Library Public Domain 1863