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- New Ways to Track Vessels in Seasonal Slow ZonesThe Provincetown Independent The Provincetown Independent highlighted MotionInfo’s expanding StationKeeper network across Cape Cod lighthouses, where AIS-based systems are helping reduce vessel strikes on endangered North Atlantic right whales by… Read more: New Ways to Track Vessels in Seasonal Slow Zones
- Highland Lighthouse Deploys StationKeeper Whale Protection SystemNBC Boston NBC Boston featured MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system at Highland Lighthouse in Truro, where AIS-based technology is being used to alert mariners operating near North Atlantic right whale migration routes… Read more: Highland Lighthouse Deploys StationKeeper Whale Protection System
- New technology aims to reduce deadly boat strikes on Right WhalesSavannahNow | Savannah Morning News MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system was featured in coverage examining how AI-assisted marine technologies are helping reduce vessel strikes on critically endangered North Atlantic right whales through… Read more: New technology aims to reduce deadly boat strikes on Right Whales
- Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands are Guardians in More Ways than OneAmerican Lighthouse Foundation The American Lighthouse Foundation highlights how historic lighthouses across Cape Cod and the Islands are serving new roles in ocean conservation, hosting modern technologies like AIS-based messaging… Read more: Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands are Guardians in More Ways than One
- NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whalesNational Fisherman NOAA has launched AIS-based speed alerts that send real-time warnings to vessels entering North Atlantic right whale habitats, helping mariners slow down and avoid strikes. The system represents… Read more: NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales
- Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel StrikesNOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries highlights innovative real-time messaging tools that alert mariners when they enter North Atlantic right whale habitats. By delivering AIS-based speed and location warnings directly to vessel… Read more: Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes
- Lighthouses Outfitted with StationKeeper Technology Find New Ways to “Shine”Down Lighthouse Road Historic lighthouses are being re-purposed as modern conservation tools through MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system, delivering real-time AIS safety messages to vessels in right whale habitats. Once fueled by… Read more: Lighthouses Outfitted with StationKeeper Technology Find New Ways to “Shine”
- NJ Lighthouse Returns to Work With New Technology Protecting Endangered WhalesNBC10 Philadelphia NBC10 reports that Atlantic City’s historic Absecon Lighthouse is back in action with MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system, sending real-time VHF alerts to vessels in North Atlantic Right Whale habitat.… Read more: NJ Lighthouse Returns to Work With New Technology Protecting Endangered Whales
- Orleans Elementary Students Learn About Lighthouses and Whale ConservationAmerican Lighthouse Foundation Second graders at Orleans Elementary learned how MotionInfo’s StationKeeper units in historic lighthouses use AIS technology to help protect endangered North Atlantic Right Whales—and created their own… Read more: Orleans Elementary Students Learn About Lighthouses and Whale Conservation
- North Atlantic Right Whale Population Shows Modest IncreaseWTOC – Southeast News A new report estimates the population of the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale has increased slightly to 384 individuals—up eight from last year—but experts caution the… Read more: North Atlantic Right Whale Population Shows Modest Increase