Changes include shipping lane adjustments, expanded area to avoid
Changes include shipping lane adjustments, expanded area to avoid
![Image of a migratory whale near a ship. (Image credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia) Image of a migratory whale near a ship.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-01/IMAGE-migratory-whale-near-ship-Credit-John-Calambokidis-Cascadia.jpg?h=b806ebda&itok=PoAyBrT8)
The combination of high cargo ship traffic, feeding areas and migratory whale routes result in a marked increased risk of ship strikes to whales that can result in serious injury or death to whales. (Image credit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia)