UAV remote sensing applications in marine monitoring: Knowledge visualization and review

Z Yang, X Yu, S Dedman, M Rosso, J Zhu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

[HTML][HTML] The drone revolution of shark science: A review

PA Butcher, AP Colefax, RA Gorkin III, SM Kajiura… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, drones have become a popular tool for wildlife management and
research. Drones have shown significant value for animals that were often difficult or …

Machine learning to detect marine animals in UAV imagery: Effect of morphology, spacing, behaviour and habitat

AM Dujon, D Ierodiaconou, JJ Geeson… - Remote Sensing in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine learning algorithms are being increasingly used to process large volumes
of wildlife imagery data from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); however, suitable algorithms …

[HTML][HTML] Beached and floating litter surveys by unmanned aerial vehicles: operational analogies and differences

U Andriolo, O Garcia-Garin, M Vighi, A Borrell… - Remote sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The abundance of litter pollution in the marine environment has been increasing globally.
Remote sensing techniques are valuable tools to advance knowledge on litter abundance …

[HTML][HTML] Going batty: The challenges and opportunities of using drones to monitor the behaviour and habitat use of rays

S Oleksyn, L Tosetto, V Raoult, KE Joyce… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
The way an animal behaves in its habitat provides insight into its ecological role. As such,
collecting robust, accurate datasets in a time-efficient manner is an ever-present pressure for …

Spy in the sky: a method to identify pregnant small cetaceans

BJ Cheney, J Dale, PM Thompson… - Remote Sensing in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Data on sex ratios, age classes, reproductive success and health status are key metrics to
manage populations, yet can be difficult to collect in wild cetacean populations. Long‐term …

Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of Antillean manatees

EA Ramos, S Landeo-Yauri… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Assessments of individual animal health alerts to early signs of population level effects in
wildlife but often rely on logistically complex wild animal captures, hindering our …

[HTML][HTML] Drone-monitoring: Improving the detectability of threatened marine megafauna

J Barreto, L Cajaiba, JB Teixeira, L Nascimento… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; or drones) are an emerging tool to provide a safer,
cheaper, and quieter alternative to traditional methods of studying marine megafauna in a …

[HTML][HTML] Aerial drone surveys reveal the efficacy of a protected area network for marine megafauna and the value of sea turtles as umbrella species

LCD Dickson, SRB Negus, C Eizaguirre, KA Katselidis… - Drones, 2022 - mdpi.com
Quantifying the capacity of protected area networks to shield multiple marine megafauna
with diverse life histories is complicated, as many species are wide-ranging, requiring varied …

[HTML][HTML] Drones minimize Antarctic predator responses relative to ground survey methods: an appeal for context in policy advice

DJ Krause, JT Hinke, ME Goebel… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS) have become common tools for ecological monitoring and
management. However, UAS use has the potential to negatively affect wildlife. Both policy …