Scientist Uses Drones and Algorithms To Save Whales — And The Rest Of The Ocean

Via The Washington Post, an article on a scientist who uses drones and algorithms to save whales — and the rest of the ocean:

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Saving Whales From Ship Collisions With Technology

Via New York Times, a look at how scientists hope to use technology to help save whales from ship collisions:

Fran washed ashore in August, some 25 miles south of the Golden Gate Bridge. The beloved and
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Tiny Solar Backpacks Could Help Save One of Australia’s Most Endangered Birds

Via EcoWatch, an article on how tiny solar backpacks could help save Australia's endangered plains-wanderer:

The plains-wanderer is a small, critically-endangered bird with a tawny marking on its chest
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The World’s Fishermen as a Maritime Sensor Network

Via the U.S. Naval Institute, commentary on the potential - via use of a crowdsourcing platform - the world’s fishermen can become a martime sensor network to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated

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Swarms of Satellites Are Tracking Illegal Fishing and Logging

Via Wired, an article on how - in some of the world’s most inaccessible places - tiny satellites are watching—and listening—for signs of destruction:

Fishing boats kept washing up in Japan with dead North Koreans on board.
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‘Fitbit For Whales’ and Other Tagging Tech Help Reshape Wildlife Conservation

Via Mongabay, a look at how a ‘Fitbit for whales’ and other tagging tech are helping to reshape wildlife conservation:

When Alexandra Ross started her
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New technical innovations such as location-tracking devices, GPS and satellite communications, remote sensors, laser-imaging technologies, light detection and ranging” (LIDAR) sensing, high-resolution satellite imagery, digital mapping, advanced statistical analytical software and even biotechnology and synthetic biology are revolutionizing conservation in two key ways: first, by revealing the state of our world in unprecedented detail; and, second, by making available more data to more people in more places. The mission of this blog is to track these technical innovations that may give conservation the chance – for the first time – to keep up with, and even get ahead of, the planet’s most intractable environmental challenges. It will also examine the unintended consequences and moral hazards that the use of these new tools may cause.Read More