Using choice experiment designs to evaluate mitigation solutions to reduce whale-ship collisions

Whale-ship collisions represent a threat to some whale population survival. The shipping industry rarely adopts solutions reduce the risk of collisions. This lack compliance is partly due fact that previous work has failed assess economic and logistic constraints these put on industry. Our explored for first time logistical considerations affecting adoption whale-ship collision avoidance approaches by companies. We used choice experiment approach industry’s preferences mitigation solutions, questioning ship crews. Amongst other things, our results demonstrated preference avoiding high-density area instead reducing speed in it, requirement upstream information plan journey depending areas. findings could be as guidelines implementation situational characteristics (e.g., travel distance, area’s size) provide insights policy-making