The Belgian Ministry of Environment is happy to inform you about the
release of a folder on ship strikes with whales. Ship strikes are now
a recognized cause of mortality for whales globally. Every segment of
the maritime industry is concerned, as well as sailing boats. The
folder commissioned by Belgium includes advice to reduce the risk of
collisions with whales. It also provides the link to the ship strikes
database developed by the International Whaling Commission which
offers an easy to use interface for data entry. Ship strikes are a
priority area of work for the International Whaling Commission and
other international organizations. The folder is available in six
languages and can namely be used by ship strikes contact points, whale
stranding networks coordinators and maritime authorities.

LPoint your browser to: http://www.iwcoffice.org/sci_com/shipstrikes.htm

Further information and printed copies of the folder can be obtained
by contacting Alexandre de Lichtervelde, Chair of the IWC Ship strikes
Working Group, at: ”.