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  "tags": [
    "The Green Guardian",
    "AIS Vessel Tracking South Africa",
    "Benguela Upwelling System",
    "Bryde’s Whale South Africa",
    "Cape of Good Hope Shipping",
    "Cape Town Port Traffic",
    "Els Vermeulen Whale Unit",
    "Fin Whale Migration South Africa",
    "Humpback Whale Supergroups",
    "International Whaling Commission Ship Strikes",
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  "textContent": "Scientists warn that increasing global shipping traffic rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope is intensifying overlap with whale habitats off South Africa’s west coast, raising the risk of vessel strikes",
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