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When Whales and Ships Collide

Fellow(s): Leslie Abramson
Topic(s): Coastal & Marine Conservation, Conservation Science

Ships travel around the world using shipping lanes.  Whales can be in the same areas, raising the potential for collisions between the two, or shipstrikes.  2008 Fellow Leslie Abramson works with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in San Francisco to coordinate a stakeholder process focused on reducing the risk of shipstrike on endangered whales off the coast of California.

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Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

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Leslie Abramson

Leslie Abramson

2008 Fellow
Leslie currently is the Advisory Council Coordinator at the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in San Francisco. She is the recipient of a Switzer Leadership grant this year, to coordinate a stakeholder process focused on...