Investigating the Effect of Loading on a North Atlantic Right Whale Mandible

摘要

The endangered North Atlantic right whale population is threatened due to fatal collisions with ships. Before any major changes can be made regarding the safety of the whale population, more information is needed regarding the specifics of the collisions. An effort is underway to develop an accurate computer model of a right whale mandible so that computer simulations can be used to determine the effects the collisions have on the whale's jaw structure in the hope ofpreventing further collision related deaths.