Research shows that adjusting the shipping lane would reduce the risk of a ship striking a whale by 95 percent.
. The vessels will now travel about 15 nautical miles to the south of the previous shipping route.
“MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has taken a major step to help protect blue whales and other cetaceans living and feeding in the waters off the coast of Sri Lanka by modifying navigation guidance in line with the advice of scientists and other key actors in the maritime sector,”
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