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Presidential Address: The orca conjecture

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In this address, I argue that the Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) population has been negatively affected by commercial vessel traffic, tied to international trade, in the post‐1998 period. I present new data showing a dramatic increase in both the volume of kilometres travelled and the composition of vessel traffic in the Salish Sea. By exploiting recent work in biology linking vessel noise to changes in foraging and socializing behaviour, I argue that these changes have degraded their habitat significantly. Moreover, because SRKWs and Northern Resident Killer Whales (NRKWs) share prey, this negative vessel disturbance shock to the SRKW is magnified by the existence of across‐population competition. Vessel disturbance magnified by competition for prey has placed the SRKW on a slow‐motion path towards extinction. La conjecture de l'orque. Dans cette allocution, je soutiens que, depuis 1998, la population d'orques résidentes du sud subit les conséquences néfastes de la circulation de navires commerciaux, étroitement liée au commerce international. Je présente de nouvelles données qui montrent une augmentation spectaculaire du nombre de kilomètres parcourus et de la circulation de navires dans la mer des Salish. Je me fonde sur de récents travaux en biologie qui établissent un lien entre le bruit causé par les navires et les changements dans les comportements de recherche de nourriture et de socialisation de l'orque pour établir que ces changements ont fortement dégradé son habitat. De plus, le fait que l'orque résidente du sud et l'orque résidente du nord se disputent les mêmes proies ne fait qu'amplifier ces perturbations causées par les navires. Les perturbations causées par les navires, amplifiées par une concurrence entre les populations, font en sorte que l'orque résidente du sud se dirige tranquillement vers l'extinction.

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  • M. Scott Taylor, 2021. "Presidential Address: The orca conjecture," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(4), pages 1459-1494, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:54:y:2021:i:4:p:1459-1494
    DOI: 10.1111/caje.12571
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    1. M. Scott Taylor, 2021. "Trade, Competitive Exclusion, and the Slow-Motion Extinction of the Southern Resident Killer Whales," NBER Working Papers 29014, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Ronald W. Jones, 2018. "The Structure of Simple General Equilibrium Models," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: International Trade Theory and Competitive Models Features, Values, and Criticisms, chapter 4, pages 61-84, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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