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Whales to gain Panama Canal traffic protection
6 July 2012 Last updated at 04:27 ET
Whales to gain Panama Canal traffic protection
By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News, Panama City
Shipping lanes into and out of the Panama Canal are likely to be constrained in order to protect whales.
Humpback whales breed around Las Perlas archipelago 60km (40 miles) from the canal's southern entrance, and are disturbed and even killed by shipping.
Panamanian officials and scientists have developed a plan that would corral vessels into narrow lanes.
They plan to present it for discussion and maybe adoption by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) next year.
More:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18720380
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