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Reducing collisions between ships and whales? There are apps for that — but they need work - Publication Date |
- Nov 07, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:04:27
Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often in the Pacific Northwest that ships collide with whales. But when it does, it's upsetting, tragic and the whale probably dies. Three separate teams have developed smartphone-based systems that can alert commercial mariners to watch out or slow down when there are whales nearby. A recent ride-along on a big container ship demonstrated that real-time whale alerts are still a work in progress.
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