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    {"title" :"Saving the Whales With Just Your Smartphone: West Coast Edition","summary" : "Saving the whales just got easier for West Coasters with the latest version of the popular Whale Alert app. This free “feel-good” iPhone/iPad app, developed by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and a long list of partners, now enables users on both U.S. coasts","date" : "2014-09-25T10:08:00-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"genevieve-contey" : "Genevieve Contey"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/09/2014-09-25-saving-the-whales-with-just-your-smartphone-west-coast-edition.md","slug" : "saving-the-whales-with-just-your-smartphone-west-coast-edition","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/09/25/saving-the-whales-with-just-your-smartphone-west-coast-edition/","content" :"\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/09/586-x-389-NOAA-Whale-Alert-app.jpg\"\n    alt=\"NOAA Whale Alert iPhone / iPad app\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaving the whales just got easier for West Coasters with the \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whale-alert-reducing-ship/id911035973?ls=1\u0026amp;mt=8.\"\u003elatest version\u003c/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2013/07/25/noaas-whale-alert-ship-strike-reduction-for-right-whales-app/\"\u003epopular Whale Alert app\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis free “feel-good” iPhone/iPad app, \u003ca href=\"http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/2014/pr091114.html\"\u003edeveloped by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and a long list of partners\u003c/a\u003e, now enables users on both U.S. coasts to submit reports of whale sightings in real-time that could ultimately alert boaters and vessel captains to slow down and avoid colliding with these majestic creatures.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhale Alert\u003c/strong\u003e uses tools including GPS and \u003ca href=\"http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/chartspubs.html\"\u003eNOAA nautical charts\u003c/a\u003e to provide mariners with a single source of information about whale locations and conservation measures that are active in their immediate vicinity. The updated app offers users the ability to report whale sightings to databases that \u003ca href=\"http://www.noaa.gov\"\u003eNOAA\u003c/a\u003e and whale biologists use to map whale habitats and migration patterns, as well as information about California Marine Protected Areas and tide and weather data (see \u003ca href=\"http://westcoast.whalealert.org/\"\u003ethis helpful West Coast Whale Alert site\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore good news: I’m told that an Android version of the app could be released sometime in late 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWha-ale, what are you waiting for? Download this and other cool mobile government apps with just a few clicks from our \u003ca href=\"http://apps.usa.gov/\"\u003eUSA.gov Apps Gallery\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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