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A passive sonar to detect cetaceans and prevent collisions with vessels

The ability to localise cetaceans in a nonintrusive way in zones with heavy human activities is the ideal answer to the problem of frequent collisions between boats and cetaceans, which, apart from being a serious danger to the passengers, is a prevailing factor in the drastic reduction of the marine mammal populations that live in areas with high trafficking. The LAB answers to the growing necessity of following the movements of cetacean individuals and populations with a 3D passive localisation sonar system. The patented WACS (Whale Anti-Collision System) allows the localisation the cetaceans that enter or reside in high collision risk areas in three dimensions and in real-time.