Recent Scientific Articles on Vessel-Whale Collisions

Recommend reading these, esp. the first one regarding the Canary Islands. Some good graphics in that one:

"Increasing Numbers of Ship Strikes in the Canary Islands:
Proposals for Immediate Action to Reduce Risk of Vessel-
Whale Collisions" by Manuel Carrillo of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
and Fabian Ritter of Berlin, Germany
http://disappearednews.com/docs/SC-60-BC6.pdf

"Vessel Collisions With Small Cetaceans Worldwide And With Large Whales
In The Southern Hemisphere, An Initial Assessment" by KOEN VAN WAEREBEEK, ALAN N. BAKER, FERNANDO FÉLIX, JASON GEDAMKE, MIGUEL IÑIGUEZ, GIAN PAOLO SANINO, EDUARDO SECCHI, DIPANI SUTARIA, ANTON VAN HELDEN AND YAMIN WANG
http://disappearednews.com/docs/2007VanWaerebeekCollisions.pdf

"Large Whale and Vessel Collisions in Northern New Zealand"
by Stephanie Behrens and Rochelle Constantine of Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand
http://disappearednews.com/docs/SC-60-BC9.pdf

"Country Report on Ship Strikes: Australia"
submitted by the Government of Australia to the Conservation Committee
http://disappearednews.com/docs/60-CC4.pdf

Thanks to Greg for forwarding the most current research and to Larry for providing the storage and link site.

Aloha, Brad