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Why It Matters: A Growing Crisis at Sea
An increase in ship collisions is endangering whales worldwide. Here are some recent articles regarding this issue.
Nearly 150 gray whales have died along the Pacific Coast this year alone, as climate change disrupts their Arctic food supply and drives one of the steepest population declines scientists have recorded.
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A cruise ship struck and killed a pregnant, endangered fin whale off Alaska, renewing calls to slow ships in whale habitat.
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A gray whale was found dead near San Francisco’s Pier 80 after a suspected vessel strike – the 12th Bay Area whale death this year.
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Climate change is driving gray whales into San Francisco Bay, where nearly 1 in 5 die from ship strikes and starvation. Scientists are raising the alarm.
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Four gray whales were found dead in San Francisco Bay in just two weeks of March 2026, alarming scientists as ship strikes and starvation continue to rise.
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A 52-ton sperm whale that washed ashore on Nantucket in November 2025 died from suspected vessel strike trauma, confirmed by tissue samples and pathology review.
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Blue Economy News reports on a global initiative inviting major cruise lines to reduce speeds and adopt practices that protect whales and fragile marine ecosystems, a critical step for sustainable ocean travel.
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Watch the viral footage capturing a small boat driving directly over a whale and its calf near the coast of New South Wales, an incident that highlights the dangers vessel traffic poses to marine mammals and the need for increased boating awareness.
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WhaleSpotter in the News
Tracking whale activity where it matters most, in the headlines and on the water.
How WhaleSpotter’s AI-powered ship and land based cameras protect whales in San Francisco Bay.
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Inside WhaleSpotter’s AI and thermal imaging system helping San Francisco Bay mariners detect and avoid deadly vessel strikes.
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New advances in thermal imaging are helping mariners detect whales before dangerous vessel encounters occur.
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Technology that detects gray whale spouts is giving mariners more time to avoid collisions in San Francisco Bay.
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WhaleSpotter launches a real-time detection network to protect gray whales from vessel strikes in one of the Bay’s busiest corridors.
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WhaleSpotter Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Dan Zitterbart, PhD, explains how the system detects and avoids whales in San Francisco Bay, where whale strikes have increased dramatically in recent years. Video: FOX KTVU
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CEO Shawn Henry discusses how WhaleSpotter monitors San Francisco Bay around the clock, sending real-time alerts to mariners when whales are near. Video: AP
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By sensing the heat of a whale’s blow, WhaleSpotter gives mariners the early warning they need to change course.
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Research Papers
Based on research at the Marine Animal Report Sensing (MARS) Lab at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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