SAvEWhales
Partners: OceanCare (CH) | Cetacean Research Institute PELAGOS (EL) | FORTH (EL) | The Green Tank (EL)
Objective: The SAvE Whales system is an innovative system locating the exact position of sperm whales up to 7 kilometers and transmitting the information in real-time to inform passing vessels to slow down or adjust route in order to avoid collision. OceanCare has been leading the development of SAvE Whales. The system was carried out by Greek researchers from the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics – FORTH (Greece) and the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute (Greece), in collaboration with Marine Traffic, Green2Sustain and the CINTAL research centre – University of Algarve (Portugal). The primary aim was the full development of the system and its adoption by the Greek authorities.
Our contribution: Following the successful pilot trials of SAvE Whales (2020-2021), OceanCare in collaboration with The Green Tank provided test results as well as suggestions for its implementation to the Greek authorities.
During the 9th Our Ocean Conference, the Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA), OceanCare, and The Green Tank announced their commitment to ensure the development and full operation of SAvE Whales in the Kythira Strait. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on June 2024.
Duration: February 2022 –
Χρηματοδότηση: OceanCare