Counting Whales From Space: scientists and engineers plan hi-tech effort

New England Aquarium partners with local firmProject could help work to save endangered right whalesAn aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales - by monitoring them from space. The New England Aquarium, based in Boston, and Draper, a firm based in nearby Cambridge, say new and higher-tech solutions are needed in order to protect whales from extinction. So they are using data from sources such as satellites, sonar and radar to keep a closer eye on how many whales are in the ocean. Continue reading...