# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYAqNHJDLgv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65235309-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e106da675f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-06T20:18:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

Tragic news: Whales are dying at alarming rates along the West Coast. 

Dozens have been found dead off California, Oregon, and Washington this year, and the count is still rising. 

According to a new study focusing on the San Francisco Bay, nearly 1 in every 5 gray whales entering the bay dies — and more than 40% of the time, ship strikes are the cause. 

There's a way we can help: limiting vessel speeds in key whale habitat. 

This is a tried-and-true way to reduce tragic whale deaths and injuries, especially for mothers and calves, who are at greater risk from ships because they spend a lot of time near the ocean's surface. 

Join us in urging NOAAFisheries and the USCG to require vessel speed limits where whales are most likely to be. 🐳

[Video description: An gray whale calf swims alongside an adult in green-hued water. Text overlay discusses the need to have vessel speed limits to protect whales from dying.]

#SaveTheWhales #GrayWhales #WhaleConservation #OceanConservation #WildlifeConservation

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## Tags

graywhales, savethewhales, wildlifeconservation, whaleconservation, oceanconservation

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