Applications, evolutions, and challenges of drones in maritime transport

J Wang, K Zhou, W Xing, H Li, Z Yang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The widespread interest in using drones in maritime transport has rapidly grown alongside
the development of unmanned ships and drones. To stimulate growth and address the …

A pulse check for trends in sea turtle numbers across the globe

GC Hays, G Schofield, M Papazekou, A Chatzimentor… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Population declines of vertebrates are common, but rebuilding marine life may be possible.
We assessed trends in sea turtle numbers globally, building 61 time series of abundance …

Sea turtle density surface models along the United States Atlantic coast

A DiMatteo, JJ Roberts, D Jones, L Garrison… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
Spatially explicit estimates of marine species distribution and abundance are required to
quantify potential impacts from human activities such as military training and testing …

Supplementing aerial drone surveys with biotelemetry data validates wildlife detection probabilities

A Hvala, RM Rogers, M Alazab… - Frontiers in Conservation …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aerial drone systems are now widely used to survey wildlife, but validation in the
detectability of individuals is rarely assessed. This knowledge gap is critical, given the …

Using water‐landing, fixed‐wing UAVs and computer vision to assess seabird nutrient subsidy effects on sharks and rays

M Schiele, JM Rowcliffe, B Clark… - Remote Sensing in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bird colonies on islands sustain elevated productivity and biomass on adjacent reefs,
through nutrient subsidies. However, the implications of this localized enhancement on …

[HTML][HTML] Fine-scale foraging ecology and habitat use of sympatric green and hawksbill turtles in the Western Indian ocean

CL Sanchez, P Casale, N Bunbury, L A'Bear… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Using stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen of turtle tissues and putative prey
items, we investigated the diet of immature green turtles and hawksbill turtles foraging in the …

Small-scale movements and site fidelity of two sympatric sea turtle species at a remote atoll

CL Sanchez, N Bunbury, JA Mortimer, L A'Bear… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Understanding natural movement patterns and ecological roles of marine megafauna is a
research priority best studied in areas with minimal human impact. The spatial distribution …

Using drones to reveal the distribution and population abundance of threatened dasyatid rays at a nursery site in Seychelles

R Bullock, D Fermor, D Pouponeau, E Moulinie… - Drones, 2024 - mdpi.com
Drones are becoming increasingly valuable tools for studying species in marine
environments. Here, a consumer-grade drone was used to elucidate the distribution and …

Long‐term (29‐year) spatiotemporal patterns of sea turtle deaths in the southern Gulf of Mexico

V Guzmán‐Hernández… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sea turtles are key imperilled species that interact with numerous threats in their critical in‐
water and inland habitats, which they occupy along their complex life cycle. Therefore …

Mapping the complexity of legal challenges for trustworthy drones on construction sites in the United Kingdom

J Krook, D Bossens, P Winter… - ACM Journal on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Drones, unmanned aircraft controlled remotely and equipped with cameras, have seen
widespread deployment across military, industrial, and commercial domains. The …