A decision-making framework to reduce the risk of collisions between ships and whales

Sèbe, Maxime; Kontovas, Christos A.; Pendleton, Linwood H.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103697

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“…Our study focuses on large commercial ships, as these are the ones that inflict most damages to whales (Ritter and Panigada, Journal Pre-proof J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f 2019). These are also the focus of potential risk and economic assessments of mitigation measures within the International Maritime Organisation (Sèbe et al, 2019). The logistic regression model results show that the probability of damage for the typical commercial ships is around 0.10 (Table 2).…”

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“…The management of whale-ship collisions lacks of holistic risk assessment approaches. Similarly to what is done by the ICAO for wildlife-aircraft collisions, Sèbe et al (2019) conceptualized a risk assessment approach to ship strikes using IMO's Formal Safety Assessment methodology.…”

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“…We should stress out that the costs of repairs are most of the time covered by the ship's insurance, while this is not always the case for revenue losses (Stopford, 2009). In any case, insurance is not taken into consideration in the IMO decision-making framework (Sèbe et al, 2019).…”

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“…Usually used for human safety or pollution (Haapasaari et al, 2015;Kontovas and Psaraftis, 2008), Sèbe et al (2019) conceptualized the use of this framework to standardize the management of whale-ship collisions at an international level.…”

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“…Besides, the lack of coordination between organizations can be at the expense of the assessment of costs associated with whale-ship collisions. The IMO Casualty database (GISIS) does not provide any links to the IWC database, and hence whale-ship collisions do not appear into the scope of the IMO casualty events (Sèbe et al, 2019). Improvements in the collision reporting are therefore essential for the integration of the damages in the FSA, allowing for a holistic integration of the whale-ship management at the IMO level.…”

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Reducing whale-ship collisions by better estimating damages to ships

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Collisions between ships and whales raise environmental, safety, and economic concerns. The management of whale-ship collisions, however, lacks a holistic approach, unlike the management of other types of wildlife-vehicle collisions, which have been more standardized for several years now. In particular, safety and economic factors are routinely omitted in the assessment of proposed mitigation solutions to ship strikes, possibly leading to under-compliance and a lack of acceptance from the stakeholders. In this study, we estimate the probability of ship damage due to a whale-ship collision. While the probability of damage is low, the costs could be important, suggesting that property damages are significant enough to be taken into consideration when assessing solutions. Lessons learned from other types of wildlife-vehicle collisions suggest that the whale-ship collision should be managed as wildlife-aircraft collisions. For several years, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) manages collisions between aircrafts and wildlife at the international level. We advocate that its United Nations counterpart, namely the International Maritime Organization (IMO), get more involved in the whale-ship collision management. Further research is needed to more precisely quantify the costs incurred to ships from damages caused by whale-ship collisions.Please note that this is an author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available on the publisher Web site.

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Convergence of emerging technologies: Development of a risk‐based paradigm for marine mammal monitoring for offshore wind energy operations

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The ability to gather real‐time and near real‐time data on marine mammal distribution, movement, and habitat use has advanced significantly over the past two decades. These advances have outpaced their adoption into a meaningful, risk‐based assessment framework so critically needed to support society's growing demands for a transition to increased reliance on renewable energy. Marine acoustics have the capacity to detect, identify, and locate vocalizations over broad areas. Photogrammetric and image processing increases the ability to visually detect animals from surface or aerial platforms. Ecological models based on long‐term observational data coupled with static and remotely sensed oceanographic data are able to predict daily and seasonal habitat suitability. Extensive monitoring around anthropogenic activities, combined with controlled experiments of exposure parameters (i.e., sound), supports better informed decisions on reducing effects. Population models and potential consequence modeling provide the ability to estimate the significance of individual and population exposure. The collective capacities of these emerging technical approaches support a risk ranking and risk management approach to monitoring and mitigating effects on marine mammals related to development activities. The monitoring paradigm related to many offshore energy‐related activities, however, has long been spatially limited, situationally myopic, and operationally uncertain. A case evaluation process is used to define and demonstrate the changing paradigm of effective monitoring aimed at protecting living resources and concurrently providing increased certainty that essential activities can proceed efficiently. Recent advances in both technologies and operational approaches are examined to delineate a risk‐based paradigm, driven by a diversity of regional data inputs, that is capable of meeting the imperative for timely development of offshore wind energy. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2022;18:939–949. © 2021 The Authors. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).

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A decision-making framework to reduce the risk of collisions between ships and whales

Cited by 20 publications

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Reducing whale-ship collisions by better estimating damages to ships

Reducing whale-ship collisions by better estimating damages to ships

Convergence of emerging technologies: Development of a risk‐based paradigm for marine mammal monitoring for offshore wind energy operations

Protecting megafauna: group-specific threats and conservation strategies

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