Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
French shipping giant CMA CGM is working with Woods Hole to deploy two of them off Virginia and Georgia.
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French shipping giant CMA CGM is working with Woods Hole to deploy two of them off Virginia and Georgia.
The whales number less than 340 in the world and ship strikes are one of the biggest threats to their existence, as they travel through some of the busiest stretches of ocean on the planet.
Oceanography experts partnered with a shipping firm to deploy robotic buoys on the east coast. Learn more about the purpose of these marine devices and how could they help with both the shipping industry and the animals of the sea.
A science center and one of the world's largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to protect a vanishing whale from lethal collisions with ships.
The devices give scientists, mariners, and the public an idea of the location of rare North Atlantic right whales. See Boston.com.