My day-job company was nice enough to fund a look at what space-based resources cab do for whale and dolphin conservation and science. Project WHALES (Whale/Habitat Advanced Location and Environment Smallsats) examined space-based resources for tracking tagged whales and for advances in environmental science, imaging, and so on that would be of use.
The Marketing and Communications Department found a writer from IDG Connect interested in putting the project in an article, and
here we are.
Coverage by existing ARGOS satellites and ground systems: very useful, but with gaps that increase as you approach the equator. (NOAA)
Humpbacks are one of many large species still needing protection.
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