Using crowdsourced intelligence to protect whale populations

Tracking whale activity in real time helps to reduce the number of whales injured by large vessels in the busy shipping lanes close to California.

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the problem

By tracking whale movements in real time using crowdsourced sightings, we can better protect the whale populations that are impacted by shipping and boating off of the US coast. There is a particular problem with whale injury and death off the coast of California due to shipping boats.

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Point Blue Conservation Science

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Whale Alert

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https://www.socialtech.org.uk/projects/whale-alert/

Emily Nelson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-nelson-bbaba7183/

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