Use AIS To Track Whales, Not Boaters, Commenters Say

Proposed Expansion of Right Whale Speed Limits Elicits Alternative Idea

A fin whale in the Mediterranean Sea wears a location tracker on its dorsal fin. Satellite trackers can only transmit coordinates when the animal in question is at he surface, which for whales is every time they take a breath.

Last week, Loose Cannon broke the story¹ about a major proposal to expand ocean go-slow zones to protect endangered North Atlantic…