The development of ships' routeing measures in the Bering Strait: Lessons learned from the North Atlantic right whale to protect local whale populations

Marine Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 215-226

  Allen, Ainsley S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bering strait; Bowhead whale; Conservation; International maritime organization (IMO); North Atlantic right whale; Ships' routeing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROUTING; SEA ICE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VESSEL; WHALE; MARINE POLICY; SHIP MOTION; SHIPPING; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); BEAUFORT SEA; BERING STRAIT; CHUKCHI SEA; SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 84904469035     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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