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Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
The technology uses thousands of miles of underwater cables to track orcas and whales, aiding conservation with real-time data on migration and threats, scientists said.
- Scientists deployed over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the Salish Sea to monitor endangered orcas and their prey.
- The distributed acoustic sensing technology transforms the cable into an underwater microphone array to locate whales.
- The real-time data could help protect orcas by alerting ferries to slow down when whales are nearby.
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Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to test whether internet cables can monitor endangered orcas.
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