Did you know that between 1980 and the beginning of 2007, five blue whales were killed off the California coast after being struck by vessels. That doesn't sound that bad? Well, here's another statistic for you; in the fall of 2007 four blue whales were killed in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of California, after being struck be by vessels. The Santa Barbara Channel is a busy shipping lane so you can't just close it down. NOAA is now doing something to prevent anymore of this kind of death among the blue whales. For more information just click. By the way, can you see the blue whale in the photo?
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