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I think to properly interpret this, you’d need to see a control case where the same whale is the same or similar area with zero ships. Do they normally just swi
by matt-attack 6y ago
I think to properly interpret this, you’d need to see a control case where the same whale is the same or similar area with zero ships. Do they normally just swim in that pattern? Perhaps that’s the normal manner in which they troll for krill.
- advisedwang 6y agoSadly I don't think we can get that control case without shutting down all shipping in a huge area.
- dredmorbius 6y agoShipping traffic is surprisingly concentrated into high-traffic sea lanes. Ships (like aircraft) follow least-energy, shortest-distance paths between economical (high-traffic) ports. The Southern Ocean in particular sees exceptionally little shipping traffic.
- learnstats2 6y agoI don't need a control case to observe that the whale's movement pattern at least identifies the drawn wakes.