Buoys Help Avert Whale-Ship Collisions

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In January 2008, 10 buoy systems were deployed in Massachusetts waters for monitoring the location and behavior of North Atlantic right whales. The passive acoustic whale detection systemsequipped with WHOI-developed stretch-hose technology to overcome North Atlantic weather and wavesalong the shipping lanes into Boston. The systems were built in collaboration with the Cornell University Lab of Ornithology and Excelerate Energy for detection of right whales during the construction and operation phase of a new liquid natural gas port off of Boston. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)