Heavy shipping traffic poses collision risk to whales worldwide

Whale ship-strike risk index

0.5-0.59

0.6-0.69

0.7+

Ship traffic

Lower

Higher

Whale ship-strike risk index

0.5-0.59

0.6-0.69

0.7+

Ship traffic

Lower

Higher

Whale ship-strike risk index

0.5-0.59

0.6-0.69

0.7+

Ship traffic

Lower

Higher

Whale ship-strike risk index

0.5-0.59

0.6-0.69

0.7+

Ship traffic

Lower

Higher

Guardian graphic. Source: Science. Issue 22 Nov 2024 - Ship collision risk threatens whales across the world’s oceans. Note: whale ship-strike risk is the product of the shipping traffic index and the modelled whale space-use index for each species