Author: Nate

  • New Ways to Track Vessels in Seasonal Slow Zones

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    The 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 alerting large vessels traveling above seasonal speed limits in protected migration zones. Visit posting site

  • Highland Lighthouse Deploys StationKeeper Whale Protection System

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    NBC 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 and seasonal slow zones along the Cape Cod coastline. Visit posting site

  • New technology aims to reduce deadly boat strikes on Right Whales

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    SavannahNow | 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 real-time vessel alerts and speed compliance monitoring. Visit posting site

  • Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands are Guardians in More Ways than One

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    American 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 systems that warn vessels about North Atlantic right whales and help reduce dangerous vessel strikes. Visit posting site

  • NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales

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    National 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 a growing effort to use maritime technology and direct bridge messaging to protect the critically endangered species. Visit posting site

  • Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes

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    NOAA 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 bridges, these systems aim to reduce deadly vessel strikes and support recovery efforts for one of the world’s most endangered whale species. Visit posting site

  • Lighthouses Outfitted with StationKeeper Technology Find New Ways to “Shine”

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    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 whale oil, these coastal sentinels now play an active role in protecting the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. Visit posting site

  • Student Animation Highlights How Kids Are Learning About Whales and StationKeeper

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    Orleans Elementary’s second graders dove into whale studies this fall, welcoming MotionInfo for a hands-on lesson about how StationKeeper helps safeguard North Atlantic Right Whales. Students built their own artistic model units and created stop-motion films—one of which proudly highlights StationKeeper in action. As part of a semester-long unit on whales, the students had been…

  • NJ Lighthouse Returns to Work With New Technology Protecting Endangered Whales

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    NBC10 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. Now New Jersey’s tallest lighthouse equipped with the technology, Absecon joins a growing network of 50+ stations helping mariners slow down and avoid deadly whale…

  • A Glimmer of Hope for the North Atlantic Right Whale

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    In a small but meaningful win for conservation, the North Atlantic Right Whale’s estimated population has ticked up to 384 individuals—an increase of eight whales over the prior year. From the Brink to a Slow Climb A decade ago this species was spiraling downward: by 2020, their numbers were estimated at fewer than 350, following a steep ~25%…