Author: Nate

  • Orleans Elementary Students Learn About Lighthouses and Whale Conservation

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    American 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 artistic versions to celebrate this conservation effort.Visit posting site

  • North Atlantic Right Whale Population Shows Modest Increase

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    WTOC – 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 species remains critically small and still faces major threats from vessel strikes and entanglement. Visit posting site

  • Wassaw Island and StationKeeper

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    MotionInfo partnered with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and IFAW during the installation of a StationKeeper system near Wassaw Island, supporting vessel awareness and whale protection efforts in critical North Atlantic right whale calving and feeding waters along the southeastern U.S. coast. Visit posting site

  • Gay Head Lighthouse Joins Right Whale Protection Network

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    Cape & Islands NPR / WCAI The historic Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha’s Vineyard is now home to MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system, which sends real-time AIS alerts to vessels entering North Atlantic Right Whale habitats. In partnership with NOAA, the technology helps reduce ship strikes through targeted, shore-based messaging. Visit posting site

  • A Beacon for Whales

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    The Martha’s Vineyard Times The Gay Head Light in Aquinnah now hosts MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system, which uses AIS alerts to notify boaters in right whale habitats. In partnership with NOAA, the technology helps reduce vessel strikes by alerting vessels entering or exceeding speed-restricted zones. Visit posting site

  • How AIS technology is protecting critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

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    WTOC WTOC joined MotionInfo and the International Fund for Animal Welfare on Wassaw Island, GA, to see firsthand how AIS-based StationKeeper systems are being installed to alert vessels when they enter right whale calving areas—helping reduce deadly ship strikes on the critically endangered species. Visit posting site

  • Whales in Casco Bay – Right Whale Migration Tracking

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    Friends of Seguin Island Light Station Seguin Island Light has joined MotionInfo’s StationKeeper network, using AIS technology powered by solar energy to monitor vessel speeds in Casco Bay and alert ships to slow down in North Atlantic Right Whale protection zones—helping safeguard the species as they migrate south through Maine waters. Visit posting site

  • Monitoring Marine Mammals at the East Hampton Town Marine Museum

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    East Hampton Historical Society The East Hampton Town Marine Museum has partnered with NOAA and MotionInfo to showcase how StationKeeper AIS technology helps protect North Atlantic Right Whales. Through educational programs and data sharing, the museum is teaching visitors how real-time vessel tracking and citizen science tools like Whale Alert contribute to marine conservation. Visit…

  • Scientist on Vacation – AIS and Lighthouses

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    Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors While visiting lighthouses in Maine and Georgia, Scott and Phyllis Rowley discovered MotionInfo’s StationKeeper units—AIS systems that alert vessels to slow down in whale zones. Their visit showed how historic lighthouses are now helping protect endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. Visit posting site

  • Light Hearted 323 – Moses Calouro, Portia Calouro: How lighthouses are helping to save right whales

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    U.S. Lighthouse Society News Lighthouses are being repurposed as active conservation tools—equipped with AIS technology, these historic coastal sentinels now play a crucial role in detecting vessels and helping safeguard endangered North Atlantic Right Whales. Visit posting site