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NewsMay 23, 2025
Ship Strikes Kill Two More Sperm Whales Off Canary Islands: Urgent Call for Mandatory Speed Limits
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Press releaseMay 22, 2025
Two More Sperm Whales Killed by Ship Strikes in Canary Islands Highlight Urgent Need for Vessel Speed Reduction
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Press releaseMay 08, 2025
SAvE Whales: Turning Vision into Action to Mitigate Ship Strikes
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NewsApr 15, 2025
OceanCare Applauds Progress on Maritime Decarbonisation at the IMO’s London Meeting
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NewsMar 14, 2025
Marine Experts Gather to Strengthen Protection for Mediterranean Whale Migration Corridor
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NewsFeb 12, 2025
Greek Shipping Industry Engages in Marine Protection
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Slow Down Ships to Save Marine Life: On EU’s New Maritime Transport Environmental Assessment
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Press releaseFeb 04, 2025
New EU Maritime Transport Assessment Reveals Sustainability Challenges
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NewsAug 15, 2024
First Greek Shipping Company Changes Sea Routes in the Hellenic Trench
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Collision Risk: Slowing Down to Protect Endangered Whales
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NewsAug 12, 2024
La Sexta: Slow down to save the sperm whales
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NewsJul 30, 2024
Tragic Loss of Sperm Whale Julio Highlights Need for Strict Speed Limits 
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Shipping: Analysis of maritime traffic in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea for 2023 – Infographs (2024)
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Tráfico Marítimo: Análisis del tráfico marítimo en el Mediterráneo noroccidental durante 2023 – Infografías (2024)
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Tráfico Marítimo: Reducción de velocidad en el Corredor de Migración de Cetáceos – Folleto (2024)
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Shipping: Speed Reduction in the Cetacean Migration Corridor – Factsheet (2024)
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Tráfico Marítimo: Reducción de velocidad en el Corredor de Migración de Cetáceos – Información general (2024)
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Shipping: Speed Reduction in the Cetacean Migration Corridor – Background Information (2024)
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NewsJul 10, 2024
Conference: Ship speed reduction to protect large whales in the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor
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Press releaseJul 08, 2024
Limiting ship speed is necessary to prevent extinction of great whales in the North-Western Mediterranean
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Press releaseJun 19, 2024
SAvE Whales: Implementation agreement with Greece signed
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Press releaseApr 17, 2024
Scientists, civil society and Greek government to deploy technology to prevent ship strikes on sperm whales in the Kythera strait
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NewsJul 29, 2023
French shipping company CMA CGM moves shipping routes out of important whale habitat
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Press releaseJul 07, 2023
More shadows than lights at crucial IMO meeting
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Press releaseJul 06, 2023
NEWS from the IMO in London: NW-Mediterranean declared as PSSA to protect endangered whales from ship strikes!
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Press releaseJun 28, 2023
Global pressure on IMO to take key decisions on decarbonisation of shipping and to protect whales from strikes
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Ocean Noise: Noise Mitigation (BAT/BEP) – Report CMS/OceanCare (2023)
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Press releaseJun 08, 2023
Three industrial sectors have the tools to quieten the ocean
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Press releaseJun 01, 2023
Major Danish shipping company strives for a brighter future for endangered sperm whales in Greek waters
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Press releaseMay 17, 2023
French Shipowners Association calling on Members helping to protect endangered whales
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NewsMar 05, 2023
New scientific paper emphasizes the major welfare concerns related to boat strikes on whales
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NewsFeb 19, 2023
Major Shipping Company slows down to protect Whales
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NewsFeb 13, 2023
New study confirms ocean noise reduction from shipping when reducing vessel speed
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Press releaseDec 15, 2022
IMO regulates shipping in the NW Mediterranean to protect endangered whales
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Press releaseDec 05, 2022
The Mediterranean and Black Seas are not a safe place for whales and dolphins
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Press releaseNov 28, 2022
High-risk collision hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea: Urgent measures required to save whales from vanishing
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International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
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Will «Moby Dick» disappear from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea?
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Ship strikes: The urgent need to slow down vessels
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Press releaseOct 25, 2022
IFAW REPORT: Economic analysis of impacts of vessel speed reduction in European waters
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Hope for blue whales off Sri Lanka
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SAvE Whales: Successful high-tech project to protect sperm whales
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Press releaseSep 08, 2022
Major shipping company shifts lanes to help save Sri Lankan blue whales
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Press releaseJun 21, 2022
German shipping association recommends re-routing ships to save endangered whales
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NewsMar 07, 2022
Spanish Mediterranean regions urge government to protect Cetaceans
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Press releaseJan 27, 2022
Major shipping company helps save endangered sperm whales in the Mediterranean
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NewsJan 18, 2022
SaveMoby from Extinction
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NewsNov 08, 2021
Shipping needs to slow down to reach climate targets faster
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