UCSB’s ocean science laboratory is using artificial intelligence to prevent whale deaths

UCSB’s ocean science laboratory is using artificial intelligence to prevent whale deaths.
The leading cause of death for large whales is ship collision.
UC Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory is working to reduce the number of these collisions by tracking them across the California coast via artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
This past September, UCSB’s WhaleSafe program launched their second research vessel into the San Francisco Bay, while the first vessel sits near the port of Long Beach.
They are tracking whales that migrate along the Central Coast, including blue whales, humpback whales and fin whales.
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Rachel Rhodes is a Project Scientist for the Benioff Lab who works on WhaleSafe.
She said whale-ship collisions on the California coastline happen more often than many might think.
“There’s estimates that about 80 endangered whales are killed off the West Coast every year.