Blue Corridors: Lifelines for Whales and the Planet

Whales and dolphins rely on critical ocean habitats – areas where they feed, mate, give birth, nurse young, socialize, and migrate – for their survival. These areas are connected by migratory pathways known as blue corridors, essential to their life cycle. Safe passage along these corridors is crucial for maintaining healthy populations and ensuring whales can thrive across entire ocean basins.

Protecting Blue Corridors brings together 30 years of satellite tracking and scientific data to visualize key ocean habitats and migratory networks. This initiative supports global and regional conservation efforts, provides advice to mitigate threats, and highlights science-based solutions for policymakers. Strengthening ecological connectivity in our oceans benefits not only whales but marine biodiversity—and people—worldwide.

Read WWF's press release here.

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