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A recent USA Today Network feature highlights Highland Lighthouse’s continued role as both a historic navigational aid and a modern conservation asset. Alongside the lighthouse’s remarkable history and ongoing public… Read more: Highland Lighthouse Showcases Modern Marine Conservation

The American Lighthouse Foundation recently celebrated the dedication of the AIS StationKeeper system at Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse, marking the first lighthouse in the United States to transmit a directed AIS… Read more: Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse AIS StationKeeper Dedication

The Cape Cod Times. Highland Lighthouse, one of Cape Cod’s most iconic landmarks, is open daily for tours through October, offering visitors breathtaking views and a glimpse into its rich… Read more: Highland Lighthouse in N.Truro open for tours daily through October

Down Lighthouse Road highlighted MotionInfo’s StationKeeper network as an example of how historic lighthouses are taking on new roles in maritime safety, using modern technology to deliver real-time information that… Read more: The “Light” of a Lighthouse is more than Light

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… Read more: New Ways to Track Vessels in Seasonal Slow Zones

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… Read more: Highland Lighthouse Deploys StationKeeper Whale Protection System

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… Read more: New technology aims to reduce deadly boat strikes on Right Whales

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… Read more: Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands are Guardians in More Ways than One

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… Read more: NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales

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… Read more: Messaging Mariners in Real Time to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strikes

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”

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.… Read more: NJ Lighthouse Returns to Work With New Technology Protecting Endangered Whales

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… Read more: Orleans Elementary Students Learn About Lighthouses and Whale Conservation

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… Read more: North Atlantic Right Whale Population Shows Modest Increase

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… Read more: Wassaw Island and StationKeeper

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… Read more: Gay Head Lighthouse Joins Right Whale Protection Network

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,… Read more: A Beacon for Whales

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… Read more: How AIS technology is protecting critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

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… Read more: Whales in Casco Bay – Right Whale Migration Tracking

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… Read more: Monitoring Marine Mammals at the East Hampton Town Marine Museum

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… Read more: Scientist on Vacation – AIS and Lighthouses

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

Down Lighthouse Road by Bob Trapani, Jr. This short feature highlights Halfway Rock Lighthouse’s evolution from a whale-oil-lit beacon to a modern conservation hub. Now equipped with a MotionInfo StationKeeper… Read more: Halfway to Somewhere

Garmin A recent Garmin article highlights how shore- and vessel-based AIS systems—complete with collision alarms, target projection, and virtual navigation aids—can significantly reduce the risk of boating collisions by providing… Read more: Help Avoid Marine Collisions Using Garmin AIS Technology

Tybee Marine Science Center This episode from the Tybee Island Marine Science Center podcast highlights how IFAW and partners like MotionInfo’s StationKeeper program use AIS technology to reduce vessel strikes… Read more: Guardians in the Waves – Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales

American Lighthouse Foundation Owls Head Light joins MotionInfo’s StationKeeper AIS network—bringing new life to lighthouses by protecting mariners, vessels, and the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. Visit posting site

Christian Science Monitor How StationKeeper and AIS technology, developed by MotionInfo, is empowering mariners, scientists, and communities to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales through real-time coastal alerts and unprecedented… Read more: For the few right whales left, technology and teamwork are showing promise

Fernandina Observer The Amelia Island Whale Ambassadors celebrated the installation of MotionInfo’s StationKeeper system at Seaside Amelia Inn, part of ongoing efforts to protect North Atlantic Right Whales during calving… Read more: Right Whale Season Update – Calves, Collaborations, and Curious Journeys

International Federation for Animal Welfare MotionInfo and IFAW, alongside key partners, deploy AIS-based StationKeeper technology to prevent vessel strikes and protect critically endangered right whales along the U.S. East Coast. … Read more: Saving North Atlantic right whales: High-tech solutions to prevent vessel strikes

News 4 Jax With support from manufacturers like Garmin and Raymarine, smaller vessels under 65 feet can now receive real-time alerts on right whale zones—helping prevent collisions and protect endangered… Read more: Company to add more high-tech devices to alert vessels of right whale sightings

International Federation for Animal Welfare MotionInfo and IFAW, alongside key partners, deploy AIS-based StationKeeper technology to prevent vessel strikes and protect critically endangered right whales along the U.S. East Coast. … Read more: Saving North Atlantic right whales: High-tech solutions to prevent vessel strikes

News 4 Jax A News4JAX report highlights how MotionInfo’s AIS-based StationKeeper technology, demonstrated in partnership with News4JAX, is helping reduce vessel strikes and protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right… Read more: How one company and News4JAX are helping to save the North Atlantic right whales using a high-tech solution