Message from Julio Cardoso Diretor/Coordenador Projeto Baleia a Vista: "The first humpbacks were seen last april 16th and since then we have seen mainly juveniles humpbacks almost everyday and in a growing number every day and some are very actives (breaching, tail slapping) just in the areas of shipping routing. We have call alert system (whales inside the channel) about 2 or 3 times per week since then. The São Sebastião Port, the Tebar (Oil Terminal) and the Ferryboats are

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is currently considering modifications to the North Atlantic right whale vessel speed rule, opening a public comment period through June 2, 2026. The proposed initiative explores replacing seasonal 10-knot speed restrictions with alternative management areas and advanced technology-based strike-avoidance measures. While technological modernization is a promising long-term goal, the maritime industry must confront a stark current re

Since the early 2000s, multiple scientific reports have been made of sightings of great whales (blue, fin and humpback) in Mejillones bay. The oceanographic opwelling is observed along the coast of the Mejillones peninsula. Upwelling brings nutrient-rich water from the deep sea towards the surface and it is these nutrients that attract cetaceans. In order to protect these animals from ship strikes, the first routing guidelines for Mejillones were issued in 2022 based on an in

Antofagasta sits within the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar desert of planet earth, and is described as a laid back Chilean city, home to about half a million people. It is one of the planet's major mining hubs, exporting copper, nitrate, iodine, gold, silver, iron ore, lithium, cement and lime, and other refined materials such as steel, from its seven-berth port. Between two to three thousand ships come and go annually from the port, traveling through the habitat of end

18 months of scientific research study completed on the whales seasonally present in the general entry area to the port region of Ensenada, Mexico. Local biologists, led by Jasivi Arcos-Dias under permit with Professor Gustavo Cardenas , have completed 18 months of 4x monthly day-long surveys, all done under the guidance of Michael Fishbach. The conclusions are that a number of great whale species are at great risk from transiting ships unaware that the area is critical to w

Nine Official Whale Guardians™ Rerouting Documents Implemented between 2020 & 2022, with even more planned for 2023! This is a critical win

"After the blink of an eye at home, it was on to one of the most contrasting environments that probably exists anywhere on this planet. ...

On August 5, 2022 the Whale Guardians Team along with our partners at Baleia Jubarte delivered a detailed proposal to the managers of the la

Honesty after working so hard for so many years I had to tell myself countless times during this truly remarkable day that I was in fact not

This document aims to be a summary for all shipping companies and their mariners in regard of the regulatory and voluntary whale protection