Whale Watch

Stakeholder Insights

Our collision risk data serves different audiences with different needs. Choose your stakeholder perspective below to see tailored recommendations, risk interpretations, and actionable guidance derived from 1.8 million analysed ocean cells — now including CMIP6 climate projections through the 2080s.

Vessel Captains

Navigation & Compliance

Real-time route risk assessment, speed reduction zones, species awareness alerts, and seasonal guidance to minimise strike risk during transits.

  • Route risk scoring by season
  • Speed zone compliance guidance
  • Species encounter likelihood
  • Climate-projected future risk zones
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Policy Makers

Regulation & Protection

Identify protection gaps, evaluate SMA and MPA effectiveness, analyse seasonal risk patterns, and prioritise areas for new regulatory action.

  • Protection gap analysis
  • SMA/MPA effectiveness metrics
  • Projected future regulatory needs
  • SSP scenario comparison
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Marine Researchers

Whale Habitat & Distribution

Explore expert and observation-based whale habitat models, covariate correlations, and access model performance diagnostics.

  • SDM & ISDM model outputs
  • CMIP6 covariate projections
  • Spatial cross-validation results
  • Climate-driven habitat shifts
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Conservation Groups

Priority Species & Threats

Identify critical habitats, track species vulnerability, evaluate threat hotspots, and leverage community sighting data for advocacy.

  • Species vulnerability rankings
  • Critical habitat identification
  • Projected habitat change impacts
  • Community sighting trends
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Port Authorities

Traffic Management & Safety

Monitor vessel traffic density near port approaches, assess seasonal management area compliance, and evaluate local strike risk trends.

  • Port-approach traffic density
  • Commercial vessel breakdowns
  • Climate-projected port risk trends
  • Seasonal risk shift forecasting
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About Our Data

All insights are derived from our composite collision risk model covering 1.8M H3 resolution-7 cells (~5.2 km² each) across US coastal waters. The model integrates AIS vessel traffic (3.1B pings), OBIS cetacean sightings (1M records), NOAA ship strike history, Copernicus ocean covariates, bathymetry, regulatory zone data, and CMIP6 climate projections (SSP2-4.5 & SSP5-8.5, 2030s–2080s). Risk scores are relative (percentile-ranked 0–1), not absolute probabilities.

MarineCadastre AIS OBIS Cetacean Records Copernicus Marine GEBCO Bathymetry NOAA MPA Inventory CMIP6 Projections