As we conclude our full-day exploration of ship/whale collision risks and solutions, this final chapter highlights innovative behavioral, technological, and policy approaches aimed at preventing incidents before they occur.
This critical session will be chaired by Charlotte Curé, Director of Research in Bioacoustics at Cerema/UMRAE (France).

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒’𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ-𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠’ 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠.

Meet the featured speakers:
> Loanne Pichot – Cerema
Abstract: Experimental Evaluation of an Acoustic Alerting Signal to Reduce Humpback Whale Collisions with Vessels
→ Loanne presents results from pioneering playback experiments off Madagascar, showing that adding a warning signal to ship noise can enhance whales’ ability to detect and avoid vessels. Preliminary findings are promising, and a prototype acoustic alert system is being envisioned for further trials in 2025.

> Aurore Morin – International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Abstract: Ship strikes and whales: preventing a collision course
→ Aurore advocates for global adoption of slow steaming and strategic rerouting to reduce collision risks, noise pollution, and CO2 emissions. She highlights IFAW’s Blue Speeds campaign and the importance of collective, international action to protect whale habitats effectively.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ? Le Quartz, Brest – France
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 ? June 16, 2025

Register now: https://lnkd.in/gKjsKhht
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Through science, policy, and innovation, this session will underline that safeguarding whales is both achievable and essential for the future of sustainable maritime activity.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 !