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The unique Sri Lankan blue whales live in busy shipping waters. Marine biologist Asha de Vos is using mathematical models to put them out of harm's way
You advocate using mathematical models to prevent Sri Lankan whales being killed by ship strikes. How big a problem is this?
Ship strikes are a well known cause of mortality for all types of whales everywhere. But Sri Lanka is in the top 0.2 per cent for global shipping traffic. In 2012, a blue whale was found wrapped around the bow of a container ship that came into Colombo, Sri Lanka's main international port. Days later we found another carcass floating at sea with gashes from a ship. But for every whale that is found, at least 10 go unseen because the carcasses sink or get pushed out to sea. Collecting evidence of this problem is pretty challenging.
What's special about Sri Lankan blue whales?
They are a unique subspecies of pygmy blue whale. At 25 metres long, they're about 5 metres shorter than the Antarctic blue whale. Also, unlike other blue whales, they don't migrate to the poles to feed but stay largely in the northern Indian Ocean. They also speak a very different dialect. These whales rely on the area around Sri Lanka for breeding, calving and feeding. I am interested in finding out why, what sustains them and how important the area is to their survival.
 
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这种独特的斯里兰卡蓝鲸生活在繁忙的航运水域。海洋生物学家亚莎运用数学模型帮助蓝鲸避开危险水域。
您致力于采用数学模型保护斯里兰卡鲸鱼免受船只碰撞?这过程有什么难题吗?
众所周知与轮船撞击是导致各地鲸鱼死亡的原因之一。而斯里兰卡的航运占全球的前0.2%。2012年一艘集装箱船驶入斯里兰卡最主要的国际港口科伦坡,人们发现一头蓝鲸死在这艘船的船头附近。几天过后我们发现另一头带有与船只碰伤的伤口的鲸鱼尸体浮在海面上。除了这些被发现的鲸鱼尸体外,还有至少十头鲸鱼的尸体是没有被发现的,要么沉入了海底,要么被冲出了海域。要收集这方面的证据对我们来说是一个巨大的挑战。
斯里兰卡蓝鲸有什么特别的?
他们是侏儒蓝鲸的一个独特的分支。一般有25米长,他们比南极蓝鲸短了约5米。另外与其他蓝鲸不同的是他们不会迁徙到两极生活而是大量留在北印度洋。它们之间交流的语言也不一样。这些蓝鲸在斯里兰卡周围的海域繁殖,哺育后代以及觅食。我想找出它们留在这里的原因,到底有什么支撑它们留在这里,这片海域对他们的生存来说有多重要。

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