Could an underwater microphone hold the key to protecting whales?
Sitting 280 feet below water on the floor of the Pacific Ocean just 26 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, a credit-card-sized underwater microphone represents the latest attempt to keep Earth’s largest mammals safe from human-caused destruction.
The effort seeks to stem the tragic loss of whales due to ship collisions. There were 70 fatal collisions recorded off the California coast from 2007 to 2020, 49 of them involving endangered or threatened species, according to data in thefrom the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration .
“We don’t often think about … what was the ship’s behavior or speed when they’re coming through whale habitat carrying my iPhone” and other consumer goods shipped from China and elsewhere, Steffen said. Moore said a proposed mandatory lower speed limit “would still need to accommodate for the safety and efficiency of the industry.”
Elise MacGregor Ferrell, of Santa Cruz, plays the bagpipes during a memorial service for Fran the whale at Moss Landing State Beach in Moss Landing, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2022. Fran, the most photographed whale in California and well known by tourists and whale enthusiasts in Monterey Bay, washed ashore on a beach in Half Moon Bay in August, a victim of a ship strike.
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