NMEA joins WAVS, Coast Guard launches boat alert test program in advance of whale tech workshop

With the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set to host its North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Risk Reduction Technology Workshop next week, a major boating industry association has joined the group searching for solutions, while the US Coast Guard (USCG) has launched a pilot program to alert ships to the presence of whales in the Pacific Northwest.