Whale watching 4 (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Whale watching 4

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At the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, a small exhibit teaches visitors to the Smithsonian's Culebra Point Nature Center about research that led the International Maritime Organization to designate a specific transit zone for ships as they enter the canal to minimize collisions with humpback whales breeding in the Bay of Panama.

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Jorge Aleman, STRI

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