Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Cargo ships asked to slow down to prevent whale strikes

The Coast Guard is requesting that cargo ships slow down because more whales are making their way to the San Francisco coast.

Marine experts said the large schools of fish near the coast beneath the Golden Gate Bridge is a concern because whales are following them, occupying shipping lanes that large cargo ships

pass through daily.

"Wherever the fish are is where you'll find the whales," said Mary Jane Schram with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

For more of the NBC Bay Area story: www.nbcbayarea.com