Cetaceans assist with ship navigation, and intelligent whales are part of Cetacean Ops ... On paper, the premise of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home seems too absurd to work, but it's actually ...

the whale-seeking probe from "Star Trek IV" and Apollo's giant green space hand from Original Series episode "Who Mourns for Adonais?". A passing reference to the Cetacean Ops department in the ...