Arctic Whales and Their Encounters With Vessels to Be Researched in New Collaboration Research to protect and conserve Arctic whale populations is to begin under a new five-year collaboration between Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Hurtigruten Expeditions.
Arctic Whales Impacted by Continued Increase in Maritime Traffic Marine vessel traffic in the Arctic is increasing and often overlaps with Arctic whale ranges, say researchers. Due to Arctic industrialization and ice-free waters, narwhal, beluga, and bowhead whales are increasingly being exposed to impactful activities.
