NIMMSA Conservation Fund Project

Year awarded

2026

Advancing Finwave

Awarded Organization:

Bay Cetology

Continued development and maintenance of Finwave.io, the AI-assisted photo identification platform for Bigg's killer whales. Finwave has become the go-to resource for researchers, whale watch operators, and citizen scientists from Alaska to California, with over 1,100 registered contributors from more than 100 organizations. This funding supports hosting, data management, and platform growth — including upcoming pages for Northern Resident killer whales and minke whales.

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