Why Thousands of Whales Die Every Year
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Across the world’s oceans, an unnoticed massacre is going on. Every year an alarming number of whales are hit and killed by ships - but because their bodies sink to the bottom of the ocean, their deaths go unrecorded. Are ship strikes avoidable, or a problem that’s only going to get worse? We speak to Michael Fishbach of the Great Whale Conservancy about where exactly the problem lies and what we might be able to do to stop it.
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As someone who works at sea, simply "stopping" at night isn't quite that simple
not even an option
Trying to make all those container ships stop moving come sundown would never happen. Too much money would be lost sitting idle. What government is going to be ok with that?
Lol they woun't just bc whales are stupid
@@MaximusBacon responsible governments (definitely not the american or chinese governments, that's for sure, but the german government for example, or the norvegian one, or maybe the government of a small asian nation, these governments could start a precedent)
@@blabla-rg7ky well I would love to see that happen. It would be the first of many, many steps!
Is there a way we could put some kind of speaker's on ships that plays a sound that keeps them away?
Try and convince ship owners to spend more money for the environment. Cannot be done
Play reggaeton music.
Play reggae shark music
Off course
That is a very innovative thought .
Oh man didn’t know about that! So sad, we have many humpback whales around here right now in Maui, love them
Watching this video after seeing humpback whales in Maui for vacation.
Same here! There everywhere in Maui right now
It’s not true
Once more we sail with the Northerly gales, towards our island home,
Our whaling done, our mainmast sprung, and we ain't got far to roam;
Our stuns'l's bones is carried away, what care we for that sound,
A living gale is after us, thank God we're homeward bound.
Rolling down to old Maui, me boys, rolling down to old Maui,
We're homeward bound from the Arctic grounds, rolling down to old Maui...
Cor Antonissen
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we have to block Norway killing the whales how I think whit more anger like ship destroy by granite or tourism tel what kind od stuped killers the are Not the Japan people but the Norway sneaky basters let know the wold and boycott the killers and this is Europe uni sick uni I mean
Sooo technically it’s “ Road Kill “ but in the Ocean?
In the sense yes.
Coral Kill or reef kill lol
More than an ocean kill
couldnt the ships play some kind of whalesong that says "get out of the way". Or as a last resort "danger"?
Glad you asked!
We're currently working on a new video about this particular topic.
Stay tuned!
@@terramater Looking forward to it. Thank you.
lol
Or maybe we can rub a magic lamp while summoning the 7 dragon balls to create whatever idea you just had.
@@sunsetballers2425 you don't think whales have warning calls?
whales: one of the most intelligent animals in the world
also whales: big metal whale go bonk
Lol, i bet it like stumbing ur toe poor whales RIP
You could say the same about humans that get run over.....
@@lukeellis758 Thats just a silly comparison. The oceans are vast and whales have exceptional hearing underwater. Its not like the cargo ships appear out of nowhere with blazing fast speeds, they both have about equal top speeds.
Also from one study : ''The whales were affected up to 3km away, at sound levels over 140 dB, and deviated from their path by about 500m''. I found out container ships make up to 198 dB, so im not sure why these whales dont deviate. 🤔
@@TheRed4123 The difference is information. even the most intelligent of humans can make grave mistakes out of ignorance. just because you have the mental capacity to learn doesn't mean you automatically know everything.
A person raised all their life in a basement or something wouldn't automatically know the dangers of vehicles, or say electricity, a curious mind might just decide to stick a fork in an outlet. They wouldn't be stupid for doing it unless they had reason to believe it was dangerous.
As for a whale, may have spent it's entire life being the biggest baddest mofo in the ocean, that NOTHING fucks with, can go wherever whenever. and comes across a cruise ship for the first time. It already has bad eye sight and propellers spin so fast you don't see them and YOU only know it's there because YOU know it's there, the Whale can feel like it dodged the ship and swam through the propeller blades it never saw, and never knew existed.
If it survived that encounter, chances are it never does it again, because then and only then would it have had reason to know and learn about it's danger. Most cases there isn't a 2nd time, only a 1st.
lol
A friend of mine was a deep-sea welder. He told me that whilst working he would often hear the sound of fishing gear being dragged along the seabed even though the trawlers were miles away. I always found that spooky. I share this with you because I thought you might like to know that we already cause a lot of noise pollution under the oceans surface.
My money is on That shit making a whale suicidal or territorial if it’s got a kid
Whale farts are depleting the ozone layer.
@@danielcleveland8879 lmfao stop it man 💀
BYE LMFAOO
@@joeylawell3590 Well the ocean is pretty big so whales can just swim away from a ship if the sound is bothering them
Using words like “may” “could” “probably” won’t convince anyone. Show the hard data or find a way to get the hard data.
Damn this is something no one knows
Indeed!
Thanks for watching and helping us to spread the word!
i wish I didnt know... now im just sad, sad, sad...
It has negative impact on businesses.
Maybe Hillary Clinton is tying loose ends. These whales know what happened in Epstein's island.
Jai ShriRam everyone knows about this!!! Where you been?
The camera work is just amazing
Yes we should have all ships play Nickelback, that sound would keep damn near everything away
It's like hair
loooook at this photograph
Now I know you listen to them. Maybe a guilty pleasure of yours
I seriously thought your pp was i little strain of hair on my phonescreen
Btw you think Nickelback sucks?🥺
5:36 "since when the POTENTIAL for ship strikes has decreased". Translation: "We cannot prove the actual rate of ship strikes has decreased".
We're curious... have you been aware of this problem or are ship strikes news to you?
Not really
Now you know!
Thanks for helping us to spread this important info!
Together we can save the whales.
@@terramater No, thank YOU for creating great (really great) content, keep going.
@@rushi1306 We're always trying our best! Thank you so much!
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I was aboard a US Naval vessel long ago (early 70’s) transiting off the California coast. We unfortunately collided with a large whale (almost certainly a Blue), striking it in the head and killing it. This happened during broad daylight, with a person standing watch forward on the Forecastle, as well on the Bridge Wings. We were running at a speed of 15 Knots (I know as I was a Quartermaster and on the Bridge when this happened). My point? Seeing objects laying on the surface, but not protruding a significant distance above the sea are essentially invisible. Unless the water is “glass calm” locating floating items is extremely challenging, even whales. I have spent years at sea and for those reading this that have done the same know this is true. The solution will need to involve something more reliable than human sight, or trusting that the whale will become aware of the ship in time to react. It seems to me that the most reasonable solution would to implement what was done in Panama - precise transit lanes and speed limits. The idea that ships will “heave to” and just coast at night while in the open sea is ludicrous, as is the idea of a speed limit under twenty knots for container ships and oilers. Ain’t gonna happen. Finally, may I suggest that the advocates of these measures try and not sound like the “climate change” groups. Regardless of good intentions, if one uses unsubstantiated data in a potentially inflammatory manner, you had better be correct. In my lifetime I have been warned of an impending ice age, then global warming which will eliminate thousands of miles of coast land, to now being told climate change is is being caused by racists. If a person cares about what happens to the whales (and I very much do), we should do our best to use reasonable, reliable data, and not use alarmist tactics. Credibility is at stake here, and the whales need our help. Stop the unverifiable statements. Saying one guarantees something with no factual evidence is not only foolish behavior but causes serious damage to the cause one is fighting for.
mas wrote a whole essay
''...now being told climate change is is being caused by racists'' Lmao ok boomer choke on it.
@@stereotype.6377 Is this satire? Your name is stereotype. You call a guy a boomer. A guy who just warned against inflammatory behavior causing damage to a cause.
Millennials are looking at potentially another 75 years of worrying about the global climate. Gen X will be with us for another 60 years, and Baby Boomers will still be with us for probably another 45 of those years. By the time they're gone, the next generation will be calling us millennials idiots for another half century. You reap what you sow.
Things probably would be a lot easier if we stop playing the generation blame game.
@@stereotype.6377 "Why Is Climate Change a Racial Justice Issue? - Global Citizen"..."Climate change is also a racial justice problem - The Washington Post"..."The deep links between racism and climate change"..."the racial violence of climate change"..."environmental racism and climate change"..."Black Lives Matter: the link between racism and climate change"...
@@stereotype.6377 yeah uh get fucked, that shit actually is happening and there are many conflicting opinions so it’s not a surprise he doesn’t know what to think even though climate change is real and is humanity’s biggest problem. You do realise you can’t stop a shit at night or decrease the speed limit. That’s really not how it works,
First time I heard of this problem was during a vacation on Canary Islands a few years ago. The blame there goes to the high speed ferries that circulate between the individual islands.
Ok nice to know
I discovered your channel in my recommendations, what a video so informative:)
Welcome! ♥️
The fact that they help fight climate change by absorbing much more CO2 than trees and their excretion helps phytoplankton take nutrients, and the phytoplankton photosynthesis to produce oxygen are one of the main reason these species should be given importance. We need to do something for the ships to not come in their way. Now I'm not a ship expert so I'm not sure if this is already available but.. wouldn't an extremely luminous source which is waterproof,placed at the bottom of ships, be useful so thta the crill stays at the bottom?
The CO2 absorption idea is subject to much doubt and still requires a lot of verification. The number of whale deaths is also subject to debate. A whale is only slightly denser than the water around it. Given some of those big ships can run down smaller boats and not even know, what chance to know you hit a whale?
You climate nuts are soooo entertaining! 😂 Whales exhale hundreds of pounds of CO2 every day they’re alive!
Shouldnt forget about fishing ships as well. Many juveniles whale have a scar because of those fishing nets
Shine Sheila Leofany , Yes! That, too! Entanglement is extremely dangerous and a huge issue for whales 🐋 and other sea creatures, Sheila!
Back in the early 1980s a ship came in to Narragansett Bay Rhode Island with a blue whale calf draped over the bulbous bow dead. Because they are so rare the skeleton was salvaged and it now hangs from the ceiling of the New Bedford whaling museum. At least this one was put to use but it shows how deadly large vessels are to whales... I think the second photo is actually the whale I am talking about. It's a long time ago but I believe that's the picture that was in the newspaper
Amazing narration and video edits!
This is a very informative video, didn't know that these kind of things were happening as well. Only had seen videos (on news channels) of whales that ended up on a beach, but, never had thought about these ever. I hope that, anything that can be done gets done before its too late. Hope to see more informative videos... Thank You!!
Thank you so much for your words!
Great to hear that more and more people are helping to raise awareness for this topic! 🐋
To me the biggest problem is: There is no data (at least not shown here).
"Experts say..." based on what? If there is no way to know there is also no way to quantify if countermeasures work. Speed limits, stopping over night, detours,... all of that is very expensive. You can't order that based on less than solid data.
"Whales have bad vision" But they hear the ships from far away, they are loud and unnatural. And in addition they have ultrasonic. It might be that big whales don't avoid ships because they nomally don't have anything to fear in the ocean. But a lack of awareness of the ship is very unlikely.
I think they have data, but very limited because they told in video, it's hard to collect exact data for further research, even to count how many whales that dies because of ships they cannot get the exact number. This is a very complicated problem, But if we act only when we get all data , maybe it's too late to save whales.
@@calvingunarto7865 :-)
Hey did you know that it causes cancer to have money on your bank account? I have not yet the data but than it may be to late so you should transfer the money to me.
You see the problem?
Neither can they show that there is a big problem nor that these very costly measurments would have a significant positive effect.
I am not talking 100% proof, but solid data so that all of that is at least based on something real.
If I was a whale expert .I would fit a few ships with cameras focus on the hull and prop to record for a year or period of time to collect data to calculate the risk ..Before running off on a report as a expert...
@@olafspetzki Honestly you see these so called "experts" talk out of their ass all of the time with no actual proof or reasonable data to back it up; Red meat causes cancer, this food is bad for you, etc. It's all so bullshit that I can rarely trust these guys anymore. This video literally has a guy saying "thousands are killed no question about it" mean while also saying they have no way to accurately find this out. I mean the number of deaths changes from 1200 to 3x as much and then 10x as much, if they can't even estimate the deaths in the same ballpark as one another how can someone even think about it as credible information?
I think that a whale body in decomposition, start to produce methane and float.
This is were marine research could play a vital role. Understanding how the whales communicate with each other, as well as recognizing signals e.g. vibration, sonar that signify as an incoming danger to them could be useful. Such device could be mounted or installed in the ship bow and activate in areas known as their routes, fishing ground, etc.
THIS !!! This is the single most efficient way imo
This is very out of topic, but can someone help me to find the song that plays from minute 5:00 to 6:00 in this video? I really like it and can not find it.
Thank you for this wonderful video, I had no idea it was such a high body count...
Glad to hear that we brought up a new topic! 🤗
Thanks for watching it!
@Adam O dude that's what my comment is about! I said the same thing. Waiting for a response for sources for the high numbers.
I just saw an Ad.I dont wanted to miss it.Great work!
Welcome aboard! 👋🏻
when I was a kid i always wondered if something like this happens, thank you youtube algorithm.
Shipping Companies are getting incentives on their Dry Docking fee when they follow the Voluntary Speed Reduction . Ive personally been to Los Angeles, and Oakland, The NOAA has established the Santa Barbara Traffic Searation Scheme and San Fransisco Traffic Separation Scheme and strongly recommends ships to navigate with speed less than 10 Knots. According to researches it has been found out that speed less than 10 Knots are not Lethal for them too.
I still remember how we used to use the Helm and alter ore than 50 degrees when in the Santa Barbara TSS when we used to sight any whale. you could feel the pressure of navigating there.
I had no idea about this, is so sad. Thank you for another great video and hopefully things can be changed.
Thanks for watching! :)
We try our best to raise awareness for this issue! 🐋
Good video, can you do a video of what is happening with the elephants in Botswana?
Thanks for the suggestion!
We're already working on it! 🐘
This channel is a gem!
Cor Antonissen
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we have to block Norway killing the whales how I think whit more anger like ship destroy by granite or tourism tel what kind od stuped killers the are Not the Japan people but the Norway sneaky basters let know the wold and boycott the killers
I'm sure there is some type of high frequency transmitter that could be put on the front of a ship that would deter whales.
Shocking how few subscribers these guys have. Seems like such a no brainer popular channel but still less than 10k.
We just started a few months ago, but we're trying our best! 🤗
2 weeks later it halmost has 100k subs
Subscribing is not necessary. Videos are available too watch.
This is a serious threat for whale population. I wonder along with other solutions can we use something like ultrasound to warn them and use same sound signals they give other other to warn. Idk it will work or not just wondering.
Indeed, it is a serious threat!
Good question! But we shouldn't forget that whales are really noise-sensitive and sadly sound-pollution in our oceans is still increasing.
I think the same,and I think that's possible to use a device producing ultrasonic sound in order to divert their (whales) path.
What we CAN is increasing the CO2 in the atmosphere! Then CO2 will feed the algaes that will feet the krill - whales main source of food and fish!!!
Do not belive in pesky "greenhouse gas theory" - i can show TWO WAYS to crush it!
@@terramater can you make a video about how many children die each year as a result of abortion? That is an even more important topic.
Jim Yousuf 😱
*For those of you suggesting, or thinking sound could be an effective away to keep whales or other marine mammals away, here's some short information as to why it won't work:* Marine mammals, such as whales and other species alike, are heavily affected by underwater noise, known as anthropogenic sounds. They cause disturbance(s) which interfer with their natural sounds, as their main source of communication is through sound, e.g. singing, mating calls etc., thus it would not work at all, and just make matters a whole lot worse.
What about a tracker network that tracks groups of whales so we can know their depth and trajectories, it could be a public access information network that allows cargo ships to know if they are going to run into a group of whales surfacing to take air, specially for those areas where you can't really separate the shipping from the whale routes.
I saw Greece was a high risk area. In fact a fin whale hit by a ship washed up a week ago. I hope they can start implementing some of these measures.
Thankyou for sharing such a great informative video, your efforts shows how enthusiastic your to save the whales from getting hurt, if it not brought to lime light, people like me would not have aware of this, and even may miss some valuable suggestions and advices that expected from people...thank you again.
My adivce looks some thing like silly but still I wanted to share.
1.will it be there any possibility to install something like soft nature material like rubber or sponge? If that can be connected back and forth of ship and must have few metres length, before whales getting hurt by ships, those soft nature material will touch them and may divert their direction.
2.installing some high light beam, that focuses on water surface for few metres or risk area, that may distrub eye sight of whales and stay a way.
Thanks for watching and sharing your ideas with us! 🐋🚢
We are working on a video, that hopefully will answer your question. So, watch out for our follow-up story about how whales navigate and communicate and why it is difficult to warn them.
In between: please spread the word to make even more people aware 😊
Experts: "We dont know how many die cause they sink to the bottem"
Also experts: its deffinitely more than 12000.
Whales sink to the ocean floor some times where humans can reach some where they can't reach. And most whale carcasses are eaten by sharks and other sea animals, their bones are as easy to see as a full carcass
@@darleka3718 carcass?
6 millonnn
They are just crabs to economy
@@darleka3718 you really think they're going to explore the entire ocean floor every year to see how many are dying?
Many unknown things are known by watching your channel.. Great video.... Very soon the problem for whales should be solved... 😭
Maybe human can try study and develop one device to send some "irritant sounds" in front the boats (like warning) to try to get off of the way the wales. wales are so sensitive to sounds.
We shouldn't be making technology for animals lives. They don't do anything for us.
@@munk3064 so. Let's stop the boats? Impossible my friend. Look the price after some days with Suez closed!
@@samtexasmadeinbrasil I meant not make anything for the animals, not getting rid of boats
This video is making a lot of assumptions. Throwing "maybe", and "could be" around a lot.
That's how environmentalist science works these days. Throw out a bunch of conjecture and hope social media picks it up and it goes viral. Then politicians with nothing better to do start enacting laws.
kinda agree with you, it's hard to estimate these numbers but without deep science study about it what we can do ?
We still have a lot to learn about our own earth, marine biologist are working everyday to find out as much as possible, but because the ocean is so vast and deep its not as easy as work on land. So of course there are going to be estimates.
They are just after money and will exaggerated to do so
@@cdgolem God this comment and its replies remind me how far we still have to go
Thank you for such informative video.
I would like to suggest that a device must be developed like sound which irritate whales.
This will help to keep whales away from ships and may decrease the number of death.
In India, to save elephant from hitting by train, an instrument which create sound like bees has been installed at every 200 meter near railway line. This has decrease the number of death of elephant. Where another initiative is that speed of train has been decrease from 50 kmph to 30 kmph at those area were this instrument cannot be installed.
Thanks for sharing this story with us!
I wasn't aware of that! Great to hear, that it's working so well!
Indeed, speed decrease is a good idea! It's one of the solutions mentioned as a solution in our video. 👍
There are two main problems, regarding the sound warning system:
1) Whales don't understand the sounds from a ship as a warning sign. They haven't learned that ships are a threat. 🚢🤷🏽♀️
2) Whales are typically feeding in areas that are not flat on the bottom.
The problem: ships are also moving in the same areas - in two different directions! So now the sound which should warn a whale is coming from one side of the whale, and it’s coming from the other side of the whale, and those sounds are bouncing off the canyons and the mountains in the oceans. ↪️🔊↩️
Say what you want about India, but that's something the rest of the world could learn from. That's awesome mate.
I imagine that seems good in theory, but sound travels much further in water than air. The seas used to be so quiet that whales could communicate more or less from one end of an ocean to the other. Now it's filled with the noise of tens of thousands of large ship propellers, paricuarly around ports. It would be like you spending all life in some factory filled with a deafening racket 24/7. Hundreds of those sources of noise would be approaching or travelling away from you at any given time, and I imagine that deducing that one of those sources are heading straight towards you is near impossible.
Adding another noise to that racket, particuarly one designed to be annoying, isn't going to help anyone.
Yeah, not to be the kill joy here, but India didn't do this to prevent the deaths of elephants, they did it to stop derailings and peoples lives and money being lost. With ships there is no economic incentive to change, so nothing will change. Sad reality of life that unless you're being financially disadvantaged, no action will be taken (e.g. climate change). I hate it but don't get your hopes up.
Informative❤️
I think, first the researchers have to find out how others species like killer whale and great white respond to the similar situation, so it gives us some idea about how these creatures respond to these situations and secondly the researchers should also find out some methods to scare away those giant creatures from a far distance..so they can move away from the ship's path..
Gracias por mostrar al mundo esta problemática, dolorosa y silenciosa; ruego por una solución definitiva.
Deer be like "So 'ef us and them vehicles y'all drive, huh?"🦌
What about design modification in the ship, retrofitting, use of AI and sound waves to predict and identify whales before it enters the strike zone
Whales use echo location to track food and communicate. Surely a frequency can be found to scare off whales. This may be different frequencies for different whales, but general routes of whales are known. Mega ships can broadcast warnings for different whales on different migratory routes.
i honestly wish there was a counter video to this that showed the economic impacts of these measures. not for zings and gotchas but for honest debate and healthier awareness of how to approach our solutions, a healthy earth is an earth people think is worthy of "investing" in
“Well, what's the use of whales? Without them, people will get more shrimp, right? - politicians and businessmen will ask.
People really do sacrifice their soul for money and power huh
@@on_6933 that's just capitalism.
@@fawnieee Do you really believe greedy people only exist in capitalism?
@@CyberJellos capitalism in itself is selfish. The people are irrelevant, when the ideology in itself causes people to act "selfishly".
And no, im not saying socialism is the answer. In my opinion the answer is concious capitalism.
Nah... The imbalance on the oceans food chain could even lead to collapse. But its too complex for a politician mind.
that huge bulb on the fronts of ships by the way has nothing to do with sonar but it displaces water so that there is less drag from turbulence on the sides of the ship at cruising speed.
By proper research we could create a device efficient in echo location ( technique used by bats to hunt ) and sonography to find proximity & bring attention of the sailor to slow down the ship movement.
Isn't it possible to create some kind of whale friendly bumper on ships? A device that nudges the whales to the side? Modern cars have all kinds of collision sensors, I am sure this technology can be used on ships as well.
Sadly it isn't that easy in reality.
The whales would still get hurt (cuts, broken bones, organ damage...) if the fast ships collide with their bodies.
But you're right, we need to find a (technological) solution to avoid this ship strikes.
I think this could well be incorporated, as well as a speed limit in certain areas.
This is sad one day I want to be a marine biologist so I could save the whale #savetheWhales!! 🙏♥🌎
What a great plan!
All the best for your marine biologist career! We really need people like you! 🤗🐋
#savethewhales
Thank you but lets just hope that were not to late to save the whales
i think Japan needs biologist to continue their research,they take a lot of tissue samples each year.
@Adam O Why would anyone work for a oil company directly causing the destruction of environments and habitats across the planet through pollution and more importantly, climate change. Money is no incentive to commit crimes of mass destruction, or to aid in these crimes. (These actions are crimes even if they are not ruled as so in the courts because of their inherent nature of destruction!)
Money doesn't matter to most people, especially those that actually care about the miracle of life and the morality of their actions.
@Adam O why would I want to work for an oil company my dream is to become a marine biologist so I could help save the whales and not spend all my money on some oil company and help kill the whales but I want to save them
Very important information! Thanks!!
Such an important issue, which is almost never spoken about! I have never heard about this problem before this video. Thank you so much for educating us all.
its actually not an important issue. it really isnt....
@@origionalwinja why
As an engineer, I can envision a rubberised insert on the bow of the ship that is rigid enough not to deform due to water pressure but will buckle during impact with a whale, it could even be elastic enough to revert back to it's initial shape. If the shaping of the bow of the ship is also altered a little to encourage a whale to recoil off of it, and so divert some of the force, then I suspect that the force of impact could be reduced considerably, perhaps enough to no longer be fatal in the majority of cases, even without introducing speed restrictions. Without regulations however it's doubtful that there will be the market demand for such solutions, as they will come at additional expense and will likely reduce the speed and efficiency of ships somewhat, so it would have to be forced by government. I'd suggest that if the Panama and Suez canals required such design alterations then future ships would be designed with such measures.
The speed and mass of the ships is too great, anything soft enough would warp with the ships motion. Its like being hammered with a giant rubber. I believe it would break the whales bones anyway puncturing their lungs. And a lot of the damage is done by the propellers also. Maybe another approach could be more effective. Study they "language" and emit an warning or spooky sound.
@@EzequielBaltazar I'm not entirely convinced, an engineering challenge to be sure but I'd be surprised if enough couldn't be done to atleast reduce the fatality rate, or atleast reduce the fatality rate at sub - cruise speeds allowing the speed limit around the Panama Canal to be maybe doubled whilst still keeping whale fatalities down. The delta in pressure between a ship during cruise and a ship at cruise hitting a whale may be relatively small but not zero and I suspect with suitable materials selection and with suitable crumple areas that it should be possible with careful design. Perhaps a staged crumpling area where the outer section may indeed occasionally deform when, say, hitting a wave, but it only deforms a little and in such a way that the effect on drag is not particularly severe, and a second and third layer each with slightly increased tolerances and greater deformation, each successively less likely to crumple during cruise but still likely to crumple during impact with a whale. With enough funding and enough research perhaps into how newer technologies such as additive manufacturing may help, I suspect that atleast a partial solution / mitigation to the problem should be possible. Do I suspect that a whale will still die if hit head on, even with all the above? Yes. Though I suspect that a lot of the currently fatal impacts are somewhat glancing hits and these I think may be somewhat mitigatable. To be fair, I'm an Aerospace Engineer, not a Nautical Engineer, and I've not run the numbers or run any simulations, etc, on this, but I would urge those that are in this field specifically to assess the potential of such partial solutions with current and developing technology. As I say, while difficult, I would be surprised if some notable improvement in atleast some relevant circumstances wasn't possible, and once that level of improvement is known, it can be weighed against cost of, e.g. speed limits in relevant areas, perhaps more or less punitive and widespread depending on how regulations go moving forward, and a decision can be made to invest or not to invest in such measures in each of these scenarios.
@@decus9544 well i have to agree that we need field specialists in materials science, nautical engineering, marine mammals biology, logistics and ship captains working together to actually consider a solution.
@@ButterfatFarms I smell bias.
At least back in the day we tried to warn them with harpoons but that didn't work either. We are out of options imo..😞
That didnt' work because they could not go back and warn others of the dangers of ships, they died before they could.
Human: Died from car crash
Whales: Died from ship crash
We have to observe whale sounds and amplify those types of ultrasound waves from ships so that whales understand that there is danger ahead and can defend themselves.
Thank you all for watching! 🐋
Let's save the whales together & spread the solutions expert Michael Fishbach from 'Great Whale Conservancy' addressed in the video!
i like when you reply back our comments , thx for that and thanks for adding our knowledges
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@@terramater what a kind of you ,btw if u need any help ill surely help you. especially when it comes to indonesian content . i also suggest indonesian comments , we have a stunning nature and many things to cover
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I don’t know, that guy had no evidence or explanation for his numbers, looked like he was pulling them out of his bum to make the problem sound worse, when it is already terrible.... but when I see “scientists” like him just making shit up, I think of Al Gore and the idiots that were feeding him his info and remember that the ice caps are still here, as are all the glaciers that were here the day AlGore was born.....
Maybe you should feature scientists that use science, and don’t just start making shit up.
@@Rick_Sanchez_C137_ agreed
I would like to know where all of your sources are from - wish you'd post em in description. You refute that number of 1,200 from 2007-2016, would like to know where the evidence is to support the claim that it's more like 10,000+. Furthermore, that range is from 1,200 to 20,000. That shows how inaccurate the data might be, I would like to know the method of collection and how we arrived at those numbers.
Also, given the obvious difficulty in tracking the number of collisions, how can we be sure that the traffic action taken in the gulf has resulted in a significant decrease in deaths? Would like to see that study too.
I'm all about helping whales out, but I'm also a big believer in natural selection. As you said, these whales have been around for a long time and have evolved. What is the CEO's rationale that whales won't eventually adapt to the sound of motorized propellers? I would think that some whales have already determined that the sound means "get away" and have acted accordingly. Others, maybe not so much, and they're probably dead now unfortunately. But that's nature and that's life.
@Tom Thumb where will you get these facts though? From some idiot on Twitter? It's better to get information from people who are experts in their field, such as these 'whale people'. We are killing animals at too high a rate for natural selection to come into effect. As seen by the extinction of the white rhino
I bet you also believe that infinite human population growth on a finite planet is a great idea because anything else would offend you poor pitiful tax dodgers?
I think the best solution might be to use some type of whale horn as a ship passes by a busy shipping lane where whales may be present. A specific frequency that most whales find incredibly uncomfortable that makes them want to swim away from it. This sound could be left on until the ship has reach wide open water. Maybe some researchers are already thinking about this? Since whales communicate so well using sound, it doesn't seem very far fetched to me.
There should be research about the voice that will send warning message to whales and it should be used at the frequency that whales can hear
Countries would be happy with the traffic separation scheme..... since it's win win situation... Gov get more tax for route guidance, Ships is safer from accidents, and whales are protected.....
But the day night scheme and speed limit, doubt it would be implemented
Update (31.01.22):
The Mediterranean shipping company (MSC) is the first major shipping line to re-route their ships on the west coast of Greece to reduce the risk of collision with endangered sperm whales in the Mediterranean. After discussions with four major environmental NGOs, the company decided to take swift action and re-route all of their container vessels in this area to safeguard the critical habitat for the subpopulation of whales. Critical action like this is urgently needed in order to protect the remaining 200 to 300 individuals that remain. #goodnews
Thank you so much please keep us updated with this generous information helping everyone to understand the true reality of the situation and what's the routes being made to resolve these issues to a safer extent.
Quick idea (maybe heard somewhere else) instead of changing the courses of ships, is it possible to creaty a device that sends out signals to whale that they are dangerours, thereby making them aware of the threat and avoid it
Nice video great your work sir....people's dont know about animal
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@@terramater same
So did I
Maybe the krill just got smart and decided to swim in the ship canal for safety from the whales🤔🤣
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@@Damnitookyobitch 😆
Maybe we can use sonar to detect then several meters away and could put some light or sound which they dislike.
Does some heat producing machine attached to side of d ship work??? Because as I've known d land animals prefer not to go near fire or hot things...maybe this could work?
Such poor darling whales. They didn't do nothing to us but we can't even try to prevent from causing harm to them. They're beautiful creatures of the ocean and should be protected. Thank you for the video, cheers!
you obviously know nothing about economy and our global system and ships
@@lorageralds5453 nature is more important than the economy and capitalist consumerism
@@hmalik5232 without those... We will die. What good is money when people are dead.
@@okamijubei without nature we will be dead too, and even if we weren’t life wouldn’t be worth living as much
@@okamijubei and what good is money when there is no source. Bcs nature is the source
1:58 "For animal with a low reproduction rate of just one calf ever 2-3 years"
Damn, that's low... *SHOTTO MATTE*
How is the estimate made?
It's actually sort of a dilemma, as ship bows are designed to minimize pressure waves propagated forward to minimize drag, but doing so removes any audible indication for whales ahead. It'l be hard to find a feasible solution as such
Hj Terra Matter I have a question Do whales really explode when the die because I have never seen any news on that thank you have a nice day 😊
And I am the first view
Yes they do
Yes they do explode . The reason is that they do not have opening on their body liye sweat pores and after their death methane gas build up in their body resulting in explosion .
@@janardanram9259 Oh ok thanks you for the explanation
@@josh2232 thanks
K Shekaran no problem
Why not have the ships transmit the sound of a pod of killer whales.
It would attract orcas and the orcas would get hit
@@castawayfishingco.6442 But no orcas are getting hit or dolphins, even tho they are far more numerous than whales. I believe it's because whales are so slow and cumbersome.
You guys are not listening . Ships need to turn for a mile distance due to their weight and size . Watch the whole video !
@@randompersonnotalienbecaus5161 You aren't listening. The issue is not TURNING out of the way of a whale, that's impossible. It's getting a signal to a whale saying "ship ahead"
@@camel7624 Um, its not the orcas who are being killed by the ships, its whales. So make a sound that keeps whales away from the ships, like the orca, whom whales fear.
Since I'm a sailor and have sailed over 35,000 NM I do know about it and have had a couple of close calls, I wonder if some of these greens could spend a few of the dollars they rake in every year devising a sonic noise that ships could be sounding as they pass whale areas. I always sailed with my depth sounder on so that the whales would hear the pings. I don't know if this worked but we have moose whistles that you attach to cars, so why not whale horns?
Wouldn't it be possible to just send out a certain sound signal with a frequency that whales find really annoying?
When they explain why ships and whales don't just simply avoid each other the bottom line is ships are too big and whales are too stupid.
What? I can’t read this
@@arian5r94 there a big retarded chunk of meat that's what he said
Humans won't ever change their ways. Hope Mamma whales teach baby whales to keep away from ships. That's the only hope.
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we have to block Norway killing the whales how I think whit more anger like ship destroy by granite or tourism tel what kind od stuped killers the are Not the Japan people but the Norway sneaky basters let know the wold and boycott the killers
Also you could use water drones with capability to hear them calling. As there calls travel miles. You could also equip the ship's with this technology to be able to hear there calls. But I'm just a country boy from Texas.
They need a sonar like common fishing just a beefed up one so they can see them miles away or play a sound that scares them instead of drawing them toward them
great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Have you also watched our "How Whales Can Save the Climate Crisis" video?
@@terramater yes
@@tomthomas5891 Thanks for always watching! 🤗
@@terramater actually i'm toms eldest son
Yes I have and it's brilliant
Solution: Put a loud speaker under water that plays the sound of a Killer Whales and other whales should move. Easy and Cheap.
how much electricity ill it cost because if the ship drives a long ay and the captain doesn't realize it the whale is dead. so playing the speaker the whole ay sounds quite unrealistic
killer whale prey on much smaller prey
sound is good..
@@aggabus they kill blue Wales bruh
Fitting a prod on the end of the ship that injects any soft body with enough air to keep it afloat for a day or two would help to clarify the size of the problem and communicate it to the public.
The numbers are huge, it's sad to hear, what can be done and how to prevent them from being harmed
Question: what is the common name given to the two wings on a whales fin
Glad you asked! 🤓
The two lobes are called "fluke". There is a notch, a v-shaped indentation where the flukes (or lobes) of a whale's tail meet. Flukes move up and down to propel the whale through the water.
Side fact: fish tails move left and right.
Interesting thanks for answering you really made my day im a big fan of your channel cause I learn every day from you keep up the good work
Lets help save the whales by reducing ship strikes and stop fishing entanglement because whales play as an important role to our oceans because the stop marine life from overpopulating and there beautiful creatures!! #savetheWhales
You're absolutely right! Whales are important both for marine life and our climate too!
Let's save the whales together!
We need MORE fresh water fish!
Those are delicious and harmless to enviroment!
We DO NOT depravate any species from it's need!
@@WadcaWymiaru Tell me are THERE ANY FRESH WATER FISH EDDIBLE , DO YOU KNOW SHARKS CONSUME MORE FISH LIKE US TOO SO YOUR SAYING THAT SHARKS ALSO NEED TO EAT FRESH WATER FISH !
@@WadcaWymiaru we need fish from the sea and also onky japanese hunt these for money . OF COURSE TJESE ARENT DELICIOS BE REALISTIC . LETS SEE HOW LONG YIUR LIFE GETS ALWAYS EATING FOOD FROM LAND . WE HUMANS CAN CATCH FISH BUT NOT TOO MUCH
@@randompersonnotalienbecaus5161
I ate both salt water and fresh fish. Fresh water fish has "sweet taste", especially chinese catfish. There is no reason to depravate whales, sharks and seals from their main source of food.
What about also developing simple sensors to detect when these strikes happen so that the data can be used to better track the results/changes?
who would want to deliberately put sensor detections on there ships and openly admit that they hit whales? answer: no one.
i agree with you, but it just won't happen..
You would need active sensors which would add to the underwater noise pollution and won't really fix anything as the whales can't navigate correctly
Maybe the bows of ships could be made out of an elastic material that reduces the impacts force considerably.
Japan: It's free real sushi
*Laughs in northern European*
I love free real-estate
Why don't we use specific sound frequency which is unpleasant to the whales , constantly produced by the ships .
This might can help in saving the whales life. 🐋
Because they are awesome in decreasing the global warming.
Indeed!
They can help us solving the climate crisis.
Good suggestion but sound pollution in our oceans is already really high.
There exists no perfect solution yet, but reducing the speed limit to 10 knots and stop container ships during night are two really good options which could help the whales.
@@terramater Sound pollution in the ocean is high. Explain this please.
What is considered high? What is the value between polluted and un-poluted? How many Db is it considered to be a pollution.
@@williamthebastardofnormand6183 every mechanical sound is pollution, its not a matter of dB. All sounds add to constant hum on traffic areas. marine life is much more sensitive to vibration and sound than humans.
Very Nice, An amazing video
Thanks for this video
“Ships could stop sailing at night” and the economy will turn to dust
exactly
How you make your videos
Such a nice Video :D thanks a lot.