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 * HEADING TO THE WATER?
   
   SEE
   
   AS YOU FOLLOW YOUR LOCATION ON NAUTICAL CHARTS, WHALE ALERT HELPS IDENTIFY
   THE WHALES YOU SEE.
   
    
   
   REPORT
   
   SHARING SIGHTINGS ON WHALE ALERT HELPS RESCUERS, RESEARCHERS, AND MARINERS
   REDUCE DEADLY VESSEL STRIKES.
   
    
   
   SAVE
   
   WHALES FACE CONSTANT HUMAN THREATS - WITH WHALE ALERT, THE POWER TO SAVE THEM
   IS IN YOUR HANDS.
   
    
   
   


 * VESSEL STRIKES ARE A LEADING CAUSE OF WHALE MORTALITY.
   
   Large whales are vulnerable to collisions with all vessel types, sizes, and
   classes throughout the world's oceans. As our waterways become increasingly
   congested, high-traffic areas often intersect key marine mammal habitats. In
   California, gray whales are the most commonly reported vessel strikes. Along
   the Atlantic coast, it's the critically endangered North Atlantic right
   whale. Regardless of location, these strikes are often deadly for whales and
   cause significant damage to vessels.
   
    
   
   Luckily, we know the solution - slow vessels down! Public whale sightings
   submitted via Whale Alert help establish speed zones, warnings, and other
   measures to reduce vessel speeds and reduce risks to whales.

 * HUMPBACK WHALE
   
   ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR WHALES FOR WHALE-WATCHING, THE HUMPBACK IS VULNERABLE
   TO VESSEL COLLISIONS ON BOTH COASTLINES, WHERE THEIR MIGRATION AND FEEDING
   HABITATS OVERLAP WITH HEAVY VESSEL TRAFFIC (PHOTO: ©VANESSA MIGNON).
   
   
   
   NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE
   
   THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
   SPECIES IN THE WORLD. WITH LESS THAN 360 INDIVIDUALS REMAINING, THE LETHAL
   IMPACT OF VESSEL STRIKES IS AN EXTINCTION-LEVEL THREAT. IFAW-LED RESEARCH
   REVEALED THAT BETWEEN 2003 AND 2018, NEARLY 90% OF RIGHT WHALE DEATHS WERE
   CAUSED BY VESSEL STRIKES AND ENTANGLEMENT (PHOTO: ©NICK HAWKINS).
   
   
   
   
   SPERM WHALE
   
   SPERM WHALES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ARE AT A HIGH RISK OF VESSEL
   STRIKES DUE TO THEIR CRITICAL HABITATS OVERLAPPING WITH SHIPPING ROUTES. 61%
   OF STRANDED SPERM WHALES ALONG GREEK COASTS SHOW SIGNS OF COLLISION WITH A
   LARGE VESSEL.
   
   


 * WHALE ALERT IS A CITIZEN SCIENCE APP WHERE WHALE SIGHTINGS ARE USED TO HELP
   PREVENT VESSEL STRIKES.
   
   The Whale Alert app was launched in 2012 as a citizen science tool aimed at
   reducing the risk of vessel strikes. The app uses whale presence data
   including verified sightings, acoustic detections from buoys and gliders, and
   aerial surveys to display a user-friendly map based on nautical charts from
   country-specific government agencies.
   
    
   
   Mariners, scientists, whale watchers, recreational boaters, and beachgoers
   alike can use their personal devices to easily share whale sightings with the
   Whale Alert team who then verify the information before posting it to the map
   in near-real time.
   
    
   
   Public whale sightings submitted via Whale Alert help establish speed zones,
   warnings, and other measures to reduce vessel speeds and reduce risks to
   whales and mariners. Contributing to Whale Alert informs more accurate,
   evidence-driven administration of management areas to protect both whales and
   the livelihoods of people on the water.
   
    
   
   So how does it work?

 * REPORTING SIGHTINGS
   
   THE WHALE ALERT APP EMPOWERS USERS TO REPORT WHALE SIGHTINGS VIA AN
   ACCESSIBLE INTERFACE. USERS SIMPLY SELECT THE ‘REPORT SIGHTING’ BUTTON AT THE
   BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN TO SHARE A SIGHTING AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION, AND CAN
   THEN UPLOAD IMAGES, SELECT A SPECIES, AND LEAVE COMMENTS. EACH SIGHTING
   INCLUDES SPECIES INFORMATION, NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS, DATE OF SIGHTING, AND
   SOURCE OF THE SIGHTING.
   
    
   
   SIGHTINGS ARE REVIEWED PRIOR TO THEIR ADDITION TO THE MAP; HOWEVER, REGULAR
   USERS OF THE APP CAN BECOME TRUSTED OBSERVERS, HELPING TO STREAMLINE THE
   REVIEW PROCESS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TRUSTED OBSERVER, CONTACT
   INFO@WHALEALERT.ORG.
   
    
   
   CRITICALLY, WHALE ALERT INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO REPORT LIVE, DEAD, OR
   DISTRESSED WHALES AND FACILITATES PHONE CALLS (WHERE REQUIRED) TO DIRECT A
   REPORT TO REGIONAL MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS WITH THE USER'S LOCATION,
   ENHANCING THE SURVIVABILITY OF WHALES IN DISTRESS.
   
   
   
   SIGHTINGS SUPPORT
   
   WHALE ALERT MAKES IT EASY FOR THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND VOLUNTEER
   NETWORKS TO LOG WHALE SIGHTINGS IN A SIMPLE-TO-USE INTERFACE. FOR THOSE WITH
   LESS EXPERIENCE IDENTIFYING WHALES, THE APP ALSO PROVIDES AN ACCESSIBLE WHALE
   IDENTIFICATION GUIDE.
   
    
   
   WHALE ALERT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS SIGHTINGS TO A CENTRAL DATABASE WHICH, IN
   TURN, IS USED BY LEADING WHALE BIOLOGISTS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS TO BETTER
   UNDERSTAND WHALE FEEDING AND MIGRATION PATTERNS AND HELP ESTABLISH DYNAMIC
   MANAGEMENT AREAS.
   
   

 * MARINER ALERTS
   
   WHALE ALERT FEATURES SEVERAL USEFUL TOOLS DESIGNED FOR MARINERS. USING
   BUILT-IN GPS TECHNOLOGY COMMONLY FOUND IN SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS, THE APP
   "ALERTS" USERS WITH VISUAL AND AUDITORY ALERTS WHEN THEY ENTER ACTIVE
   MANAGEMENT ZONES. BY DOING SO, WHALE ALERT MAKES IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE THE
   EVOLVING NETWORK OF OVERLAPPING CONSERVATION ZONES AND SHIPPING LANES.
   
    
   
   THE CURRENT ROSTER OF ZONES IS SUPPLIED BY VARIOUS NATIONAL AND STATE
   REGULATORY AGENCIES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
   ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA (DFO), TRANSPORT CANADA,
   US NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE, AND
   THE OREGON DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
   
   
   
   ALERT ZONES: MANAGEMENT AREAS
   
   SEASONAL MANAGEMENT AREAS (SMAS) ARE AREAS WHERE NOAA REQUIRES VESSELS 65
   FEET IN LENGTH OR GREATER TO TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10
   KNOTS. SMAS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE US WILL APPEAR AS
   ORANGE-COLORED DISPLAYS. IF A BOAT ENTERS AN ACTIVE SMA, A POP-UP WILL APPEAR
   STATING THAT THE SHIP SHOULD BE TRAVELING AT THE REGULATED SPEED.
   
    
   
   DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT AREAS (DMAS) USE SIGHTINGS OF MULTIPLE WHALES TO TRIGGER
   TEMPORARY, VOLUNTARY SPEED RESTRICTIONS OR ADVISORY NOTICES. DMAS WILL APPEAR
   DURING DESIGNATED TIME PERIODS. A POP-UP ALERT PROVIDING EXPLANATORY DETAILS
   IS DISPLAYED WHEN ENTERING DMAS. VOLUNTARY SLOW ZONES ARE ALSO DISPLAYED.
   
    
   
   VOLUNTARY AREAS TO BE AVOIDED (ATBA) ARE AREAS IN KEY RIGHT WHALE HABITATS IN
   US AND CANADIAN WATERS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR SHIPS WEIGHING 300
   GROSS TONS OR GREATER.
   
    
   
   RECOMMENDED ROUTES (RR) ARE PATHS PRODUCED BY NOAA (AND SHOWN IN THE APP) TO
   HELP GUIDE VESSELS THROUGH DENSELY POPULATED WHALE AREAS.
   
   
   
   ALERT ZONES: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
   
   WHALE ALERT INCLUDES US AND CANADIAN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES AND OTHER
   MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS) THAT HEAVILY REGULATE FISHING OR OTHER VESSEL
   ACTIVITIES. YOU CAN TAP ON AN AREA TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IS REGULATED.
   
    
   
   THE BRIGHT COLORS (BLUE AND RED) CORRESPOND TO THE TYPE AND LEVEL OF
   PROTECTION FOR MARINE LIFE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT RESOURCE VISIT
   OUR PARTNER PROTECTEDSEAS WHO MAINTAINS THESE MAPS.
   
   
   
   ALERT ZONES: BOSTON HARBOR
   
   WHALE ALERT USES A STATE-OF-THE-ART ACOUSTIC DETECTION SYSTEM TO WARN
   MARINERS OF THE PRESENCE OF ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES IN
   SHIPPING LANES LEADING THROUGH NOAA’S STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE
   SANCTUARY, AND TO AND FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THE SYSTEM IS BASED ON
   BUOYS THAT USE HYDROPHONES, SPECIAL SOFTWARE, AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION TO
   IDENTIFY RIGHT WHALE CALLS AND AUTOMATICALLY RELAY INFORMATION TO MARINERS.
   
    
   
   WITHIN THE APP, YELLOW WHALE TAILS INDICATE THAT A RIGHT WHALE HAS BEEN
   DETECTED WITHIN THE PAST 24 HRS AND THAT NOAA RECOMMENDS A SPEED OF 10 KNOTS
   OR LESS THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
   
   
   
   MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING
   
   NOAA'S MANDATORY SHIP REPORTING (MSR) REQUIRES COMMERCIAL SHIPS OF 300 GROSS
   TONS AND GREATER TO REPORT IN WHEN ENTERING DESIGNATED RIGHT WHALE REPORTING
   AREAS ALONG THE US ATLANTIC COAST. WHEN A SHIP ENTERS AN MSR AREA, A POP-UP
   DISPLAY WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REPORTING PROCEDURES AND REMIND THE
   MARINER TO REPORT TO THE US COAST GUARD.
   
    
   
   WHALE ALERT GREATLY SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS BY INCLUDING THE MSR NOTICE
   DIRECTLY WITHIN THE APP.
   
   
   
   NOAA PORTS® DATA
   
   ANOTHER FEATURE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP VESSEL OPERATORS IS THE
   INCLUSION OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC REAL-TIME SYSTEM (PORTS®) TIDE AND
   WEATHER DATA SUPPLIED BY NOAA.
   
    
   
   WHERE AVAILABLE, PORTS® ADDS AN IMPORTANT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FEATURE THAT
   HELPS LARGE VESSEL OPERATORS GAIN THE UPPER HAND OVER A HOST OF ENVIRONMENTAL
   CONDITIONS AFFECTING THEIR ABILITY TO ACT ON WHALE PROTECTION MEASURES.
   
   
   
   
   


 * FAQS
   
   
   
   Who is Whale Alert for?
   
   I'm a member of the public - why should I use Whale Alert?
   
   I'm a mariner - why should I use Whale Alert?
   
   Does Whale alert work with other sightings platforms?

 * TAKE ACTION
   
   
   CONTRIBUTE DATA
   
   
   Download the app and collect and submit observation data - every individual
   animal matters.
   DONATE
   
   
   Donate to provide critical support for further development of technology,
   education, research, and outreach.
   BECOME A TRUSTED OBSERVER
   
   IF YOU ARE REGULARLY ON THE WATER, CONTACT US ABOUT BECOMING A TRUSTED
   OBSERVER FOR WHALE ALERT.
   
   
   TELL YOUR COMMUNITY
   
   PROMOTE WHALE ALERT IN YOUR AREA USING OUR OUTREACH MATERIALS BELOW.
   
   

 *  
   
   WHALE ALERT TOOLKIT
   
    
   
   DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL WHALE ALERT TOOLKIT, CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE
   APP AND RESOURCES TO CONDUCT OUTREACH.
   
    
   
   FEEL FREE TO USE THESE MATERIALS ON YOUR BOAT, AT A DOCK, IN YOUR SCHOOL, OR
   ANYWHERE ELSE YOU CAN IMAGINE!
   
    
   
    
   
   Download the US toolkit
   
   Download the Canada Toolkit
   
   Download the US Flyer
   
   Download the Canada Flyer
   
   Download the Quebec Flyer
   
   Download the Newfoundland Flyer


 * NETWORK PARTNERS
   
   WHALE ALERT IS PART OF A GLOBAL EFFORT TO REDUCE SHIP STRIKES AND OTHER HUMAN
   ACTIVITIES THAT THREATEN MARINE MAMMALS. NETWORK PARTNERS PROVIDE VARIOUS
   AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION TO
   INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WHALE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION MEASURES.
   
   IFAW
   
   IFAW (INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE) IS A GLOBAL NON-PROFIT HELPING
   ANIMALS AND PEOPLE THRIVE TOGETHER. WE ARE EXPERTS AND EVERYDAY PEOPLE,
   WORKING ACROSS SEAS, OCEANS, AND IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
   
    
   
   WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL
   ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES. TOGETHER, WE PIONEER NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS
   TO HELP ALL SPECIES FLOURISH. FROM THE BEGINNING OF WHALE ALERT, IFAW HAS
   BEEN ITS PRINCIPAL CHAMPION, FINANCIAL SUPPORTER, AND LEAD NGO FOR OUTREACH
   AND EXPANSION.
   
   
   CONSERVE.IO
   
   WHALE ALERT'S TECHNOLOGY STACK IS DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY CONSERVE.IO, A
   LEADING PROVIDER OF CONSERVATION MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND DATA COLLECTION FOR
   CONSERVATION.
   
   
   STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
   
   NOAA STELLWAGEN NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY WAS THE ORIGINATING SANCTUARY OF
   THE WHALE ALERT PROJECT. IT UNIQUELY LEVERAGES ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY TO HELP
   DETECT THE PRESENCE OF RIGHT WHALES IN THE BOSTON CHANNEL AND USES THE WHALE
   ALERT PLATFORM TO ALERT COMMERCIAL SHIPPERS.
    
   THE SANCTUARY HOSTS SOME OF THE LARGEST AGGREGATIONS OF ENDANGERED WHALES TO
   OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES.
   
   
   WHALE ALERT - WEST COAST
   
   THIS COLLABORATION INCLUDES THE FIVE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES OF THE WEST
   COAST, CONSERVE.IO, AND POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE, IN COORDINATION WITH
   IFAW, WITH A MISSION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SHIP COLLISIONS WITH WHALES.
   WEST COAST NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ENCOMPASS 12,843 SQUARE MILES OF
   MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AROUND THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, CORDELL BANK, GULF OF THE
   FARALLONES, MONTEREY BAY, AND OLYMPIC COAST. SANCTUARIES USE A MULTI-PRONGED
   APPROACH TO REDUCING THE RISK OF VESSEL STRIKES AND HAVE COMMITTED TO
   ACTIVITIES IN RESEARCH AND MONITORING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT COLLABORATIONS,
   AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. TO LEARN ABOUT NEW AND CONTINUING INITIATIVES LED
   BY WEST COAST SANCTUARIES AND PARTNERS, VISIT THE SANCTUARY WEBSITE DEDICATED
   TO REDUCING SHIP STRIKE RISK TO WHALES. SANCTUARIES ARE HOST TO NUMEROUS
   THREATENED AND ENDANGERED WHALE SPECIES SUCH AS BLUE, HUMPBACK, FIN, SPERM,
   AND WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC GRAY WHALES AMONG OTHERS. THESE MIGRATORY WHALES
   RELY ON THE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE WATERS LOCATED IN THE WEST COAST SANCTUARIES
   SUPPLIED BY THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM.
   
   
   NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE - NORTHEAST SCIENCE CENTER
   
   THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE SIGHTING SURVEY (NARWSS) IS A NOAA FISHERIES
   PROGRAM THAT LOCATES AND RECORDS THE SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH ATLANTIC
   RIGHT WHALES OFF THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. SURVEYS ARE
   CONDUCTED YEAR-ROUND ABOARD A NOAA TWIN OTTER AIRCRAFT THAT FLIES SYSTEMATIC
   TRACK LINES WITHIN ELEVEN PRIMARY SURVEY BLOCKS INCLUDING CASHES LEDGE,
   FRANKLIN BASIN, GEORGES BASIN, GEORGES SHOAL, GREAT SOUTH CHANNEL (SCOPEX
   NORTH AND SOUTH), HOWELL SWELL, JEFFREYS LEDGE, JORDAN BASIN, LINDENKOHL
   BASIN, AND STELLWAGEN BANK.
   
   
   CANADIAN WHALE INSTITUTE
   
   THE CANADIAN WHALE INSTITUTE CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES TO BETTER
   UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR
   HABITATS. THEY COLLABORATE WITH MARINE INDUSTRIES TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS,
   CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND RESCUE MARINE
   MAMMALS ENTANGLED IN GEAR.
   
   
   CHANNEL ISLAND CETACEAN RESEARCH UNIT
   
   THE CHANNEL ISLANDS CETACEAN RESEARCH UNIT (CICRU) CONTRIBUTES DAILY TO
   CETACEAN RESEARCH AND UNDERSTANDING THE HEALTH OF THE OCEANS. CICRU IS A
   BIO-SURVEILLANCE RESEARCH GROUP ANALYZING THE HEALTH OF THE OCEAN THROUGH THE
   HEALTH OF CETACEANS. THEY BELIEVE IN "ONE OCEAN, ONE HEALTH."
   
   
    
   BAY OF FUNDY / TIDAL ENERGY
   
   TIDAL ENERGY IS TEAMING UP WITH SCIENTISTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL
   IMPACT OF TIDAL TURBINE POWER GENERATORS ON LOCAL MARINE LIFE, INCLUDING
   WHALES AND OTHER MARINE MAMMALS. THE GROUP IS UTILIZING THE WHALE ALERT
   PLATFORM TO SURVEY AND TRACK THE MOVEMENTS OF MARINE MAMMALS IN THE PROPOSED
   AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE USING THE PLATFORM TO MONITOR THE
   ENVIRONMENT ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
   
   
   WHALE ALERT ALASKA - NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
   
   A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NPS GLACIER BAY, WHALE ALERT, NOAA, AND THE STATE OF
   ALASKA PROVIDES IN-SEASON DAILY UPDATES OF WHALE PRESENCE TO REDUCE VESSEL
   STRIKES IN THE WATERS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. VETTED INDUSTRY MEMBERS INCLUDING
   CRUISE SHIP OPERATORS AND PILOTS FOR THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM USE
   WHALE ALERT TO KEEP INFORMED OF RECENT SIGHTINGS.
   
   
   ØRSTED
   
   THE ØRSTED VISION IS A WORLD THAT RUNS ENTIRELY ON GREEN ENERGY. ØRSTED IS
   THE GLOBAL LEADER IN OFFSHORE WIND, RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN A QUARTER OF
   THE WORLD’S INSTALLED OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY. SINCE 2006, THEY HAVE INCREASED
   THE SHARE OF GREEN ENERGY IN OUR HEAT AND POWER GENERATION FROM 13 TO 64%.
   NOW, THEY HAVE SET A NEW TARGET OF MORE THAN 95% GREEN ENERGY BY 2023. ØRSTED
   IS A FINANCIAL BACKER OF WHALE ALERT AND A KEY REPRESENTATIVE OF A NETWORK OF
   ENERGY PARTNERS.
   
   
   PROTECTEDSEAS
   
   PROTECTEDSEAS PUBLISHES THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE MARINE MANAGED AREA MAP ONLINE
   AND IS AN ACTIVE DEVELOPER OF OCEAN CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY. PROTECTEDSEAS
   PROVIDES CRITICAL TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE
   EVER-EXPANDING SET OF WHALE ALERT PROJECTS.
   
   
   
   


 * HISTORY OF WHALE ALERT
   
   The rules and regulations designed to protect right whales are a result of
   more than 20 years of effort by scientists, government, and conservation
   groups to gather and analyze data on the intersection of whale “zones” and
   shipping vessel traffic. These risk profiles resulted in management actions
   to reduce strike risk that (ideally) allow whales and ships to share the same
   waters, leading to the development of Whale Alert.
   
   
   
   WHALE ALERT 1.0
   
   WHALEALERT WAS FIRST LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2012 AS A FREE APP FOR IPADS AND
   IPHONES TO DISPLAY SPEED ZONE REGULATIONS AND WHALE MANAGEMENT AREAS ON THE
   U.S. ATLANTIC COAST. THE TARGET AUDIENCE WAS THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY AND THE
   APP FOCUSED ON EASING COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING REGULATIONS BY DISPLAYING
   THESE MEASURES ON EASY-TO-READ NAUTICAL CHARTS WITH POP-UP ALERTS TO SERVE AS
   REMINDERS WHEN VESSELS ENTER REGULATED AREAS. THE MIX OF REAL-TIME (OR NEAR
   REAL-TIME) DATA PROJECTED OVER THE INTERNET TO SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS MADE
   COMPLIANCE MEASURES MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND AND ACT UPON.
   
   
   
   
   WHALE ALERT 2.0
   
   THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT SIGHTINGS ALLOWED USERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
   CONSERVATION OF THESE SPECIES BY REPORTING SIGHTINGS OF LIVE, DEAD, AND
   DISTRESSED ANIMALS.
    
   IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING RIGHT WHALES, WHALE ALERT 2.0 INCORPORATED A LONGER
   LIST OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES INCLUDING THE BLUE WHALE, AND
   EXPANDED TO COVER CANADIAN AND US PACIFIC WATERS. COMBINED WITH THE ADDITION
   OF THE APP TO THE ANDROID PLATFORM, THIS UPDATE MADE THIS TOOL NATIONAL AND
   INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE AND IMPACT.
    
   
   
   
   
   WHALE ALERT 3.0
   
   WHALE ALERT 2.0 PROVIDED USERS A WAY TO SUBMIT SIGHTINGS. OUR LATEST WHALE
   ALERT UPDATE IS ALL ABOUT LETTING USERS EXPLORE THE SIGHTINGS SUBMITTED.
    
   WHALE ALERT NOW INCLUDES SIGHTINGS FROM ACOUSTIC BUOYS AND GLIDERS, TRUSTED
   HUMAN OBSERVERS IN THE PROTECTED SPECIES OBSERVER AND WHALE TOUR INDUSTRIES,
   AS WELL AS SIGHTINGS FROM EVERYDAY WHALE ALERT USERS!
   
   


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