# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DE74B9NJlVy
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26048505-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/cd2c4e62f8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-01-17T17:45:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

This image of a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale covered in scars from boat collision injuries is a stark reminder of how much harm boats can cause. 

This whale is a lucky one to have even survived. 

Since 2020, at least 16 North Atlantic right whales have been killed or injured by blows from boats and ships. With a population hovering around only 370, each individual is critical to the species' survival. 

Yet, NOAAFisheries has announced it is withdrawing a proposed rule expanding protections for North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel strikes. 

Research has shown that a vessel traveling at 10 knots or less is much less likely to harm a whale in a collision.

These critically endangered whales deserve better. We're urgently fighting to save them.

📷: NOAA 

#rightwhale #whales #cetaceans #criticallyendangered #marinemammal #wildlifeconservation #oceanconservation

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## Tags

cetaceans, marinemammal, criticallyendangered, wildlifeconservation, whales, rightwhale, oceanconservation

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