School of Marine Sciences – WhaleSafe AI – 2026

WhaleSafe AI is an innovative marine conservation initiative hosted at the University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences that aims to prevent whale–vessel collisions. By integrating vessel-based AI, thermal imaging, computer vision, and radar technologies with real-time navigational data, the system detects whales directly from ships to provide intelligent risk assessments. Ultimately, this technology reduces whale mortality, enhances vessel safety, generates critical ecological data, and establishes a scalable model for AI-driven ocean conservation.

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