Category: Press

  • 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

  • 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…

  • 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