Marine life will be protected using self-driving boats

Researchers plan to use self-driving and unmanned boats to protect marine animals from technologies used on the coast, including wind farms.

According to Tekna technology and technology news service, experts say that despite the popularity of offshore wind energy, the sounds produced by them can disrupt the communication between marine mammals.

USV, a self-driving boat company, plans to partner with another company that monitors protected species to locate and classify marine wildlife using a combination of technologies such as self-driving vehicles and learning. A machine will do research on them. Currently, two of the company’s boats are left off the coast of Massachusetts to monitor Atlantic whales and other marine mammals.

In these boats, solar panels are used to provide energy. Wind energy is also used for movement. This allows them to continue their performance in the long run. Also, these boats can be used for other tasks such as weather forecasting, ocean and marine ecosystem monitoring. After receiving the data from the self-driving boats, it is processed by the authorities and can be used to identify the species. Although the use of offshore wind power plants can reduce the use of fossil fuels in electricity production, we should not forget their negative effects on mammals.