Little River Lighthouse in Cutler is one of more than a dozen Maine lights outfitted with MotionInfo’s StationKeeper technology.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
The Substack page Down Lighthouse Road has published a story highlighting how a number of Maine’s historic lighthouses are host sites for a fascinating vessel messaging system.
MotionInfo, an innovative leader in real-time tracking and monitoring solutions, has created an AIS-based (Automatic Identification System) technology called StationKeeper, which is now at the forefront of helping to protect the North Atlantic right whale. The initiative has the blessing of the United States Coast Guard and is fast becoming an integral component of our nation’s right whale protection efforts through collaborations with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other respected conservation organizations.
Owls Head Light helps safeguard in more ways than one.
(Photo by Bob Trapani, Jr.)
So why is the StationKeeper undertaking so important? According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a global non-profit helping animals and people thrive together, “Over the past seven years, 41 North Atlantic right whales have tragically lost their lives, with vessel strikes leading as the most common determinable cause of death. With only about 370 individuals remaining, including 70 breeding females, the species teeters on the brink of extinction.”
Moses Calouro, CEO of MotionInfo, has long observed the alarming predicament of the right whale. “It has been distressing to watch the downward trend in North Atlantic right whale population and we’ve always wanted to help where we could.” And help in a big way MotionInfo is!
To read the full story, clink on the Down Lighthouse Road link below:
Lighthouses Outfitted with StationKeeper Technology Find New Ways to “Shine”
Leave a Reply