Photo: High-Tech Sound Detectors to Warn Ships of Right Whales

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A screenshot captured at 3:41 p.m. EST on August 8, 2008, shows the majority of buoys in a new, high-tech underwater listening system have detected nearby right whales.

The network was put into place to notify ship captains of collision risks to help save the critically endangered animals.

Photograph courtesy Right Whale Listening Network

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