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- Blue Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Blue whales typically swim at about 5 miles an hour while they are feeding and traveling, but can accelerate to more than 20 miles an hour for short bursts They are among the loudest animals on the planet, emitting a series of pulses, groans, and moans, and it is thought that in the right oceanographic conditions, sounds emitted by blue whales
- 5 Things you can do to reduce the risk of a whale strike
For example, if ship speed is 18 knots, the whale with the highest chance of surfacing off your bow was 1 7 miles ahead on its previous surfacing (or 1 4 miles at 15 knots, both assuming a 5 to 6 minute dive time)
- Fin Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Be Whale Aware Know where whales occur (habitat) Watch your speed in areas of known marine mammal occurrence Keep speeds to 10 knots or less to reduce potential for injury Keep a sharp lookout Look for blows, dorsal fins, tail flukes, etc
- North Atlantic Right Whale Speed Zone Dashboard
NOAA Fisheries developed an interactive speed zone dashboard that shows high overall vessel compliance with mandatory North Atlantic right whale vessel speed regulations The vessel traffic data contained in the dashboard are generated from Automatic Identification Systems
- All Boaters Should Reduce Their Speed to Protect North Atlantic Right . . .
Collisions with boats as small as 30 feet in length can be lethal to large whales, especially calves, and dangerous for boat passengers Reduce your speed to keep everyone safe
- Humpback Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Be Whale Aware Know where whales occur (habitat) Watch your speed in areas of known marine mammal occurrence Keep speeds to 10 knots or less to reduce potential for injury Keep a sharp lookout Look for blows, dorsal fins, tail flukes, etc
- Bowhead Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Bowhead whales are one of the few whale species that reside almost exclusively in Arctic and subarctic waters experiencing seasonal sea ice coverage, primarily between 60° and 75° north latitude Learn more about the bowhead whale
- Bryde’s Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Be Whale Aware Know where whales occur (habitat) Watch your speed in areas of known marine mammal occurrence Keep speeds to 10 knots or less to reduce potential for injury Keep a sharp lookout Look for blows, dorsal fins, tail flukes, etc
- Fascinating Atlantic Tunas Facts | NOAA Fisheries
Thanks to their unique torpedo-shaped bodies, smooth skin, and streamlined fins, tunas are fast swimmers Albacore tuna can swim faster than 50 miles per hour This helps them catch prey, avoid predators, and cover a lot of ground quickly during annual migrations 3 Bluefin tunas are warm blooded
- Baird’s Beaked Whale - NOAA Fisheries
Baird's beaked whales, sometimes called giant bottlenose whales, are the largest members of the beaked whale family Named after renowned naturalist, Spencer F Baird, they can be found throughout the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas and in U S waters off the West Coast from California to Alaska
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