Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon

SE Nelms, J Alfaro-Shigueto, JPY Arnould… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Quantifying habitat provisioning at macroalgal cultivation sites

S Corrigan, AR Brown, IGC Ashton… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Macroalgal cultivation is expanding rapidly, and promises to contribute significantly towards
future food and energy security, sustainable livelihoods, ecosystem services and habitat …

An integrated approach for cetacean knowledge and conservation in the central Mediterranean Sea using research and social media data sources

DS Pace, G Giacomini, I Campana… - Aquatic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Sources of data other than those derived from conventional research protocols may
contribute valuable information to fill gaps in knowledge about cetacean occurrences and …

Seaweed aquaculture and mechanical harvesting: an evidence review to support sustainable management

C Wilding, HM Tillin, SE Corrigan, E Stuart, IA Ashton… - 2021 - plymsea.ac.uk
Natural England currently advise on a range of seaweed gathering and aquaculture
enquiries and advice is given by specialists on the specific enquiry/application using the …

Underwater visual records of marine megafauna around offshore anthropogenic structures

VLG Todd, L Lazar, LD Williamson, IT Peters… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In oceans and seas worldwide, an increasing number of end-of-life anthropogenic offshore
structures (eg, platforms, pipelines, manifolds, windfarms, etc.) are facing full or partial …

[HTML][HTML] Smartcs: Enabling the creation of machine learning–powered computer vision mobile apps for citizen science applications without coding

FH Khan, A de Silva, G Dusek… - Citizen …, 2024 - theoryandpractice …
It is undeniable that citizen science contributes to the advancement of various fields of study.
There are now software tools that facilitate the development of citizen science apps …

Spatial and temporal variation in the occurrence of bottlenose dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay, USA, using citizen science sighting data

LK Rodriguez, AD Fandel, BR Colbert, JC Testa… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are migratory marine mammals that live in both
open-ocean and coastal habitats. Although widely studied, little is known about their …

RoI detection and segmentation algorithms for marine mammals photo-identification

D Pollicelli, M Coscarella, C Delrieux - Ecological Informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional marine mammal photo-identification is based on recognizing the appearances of
the same individuals in pictures taken at different places and times. This task is traditionally …

Remote public engagement in coastal citizen science: A systematic scoping review

S Lucrezi - Journal of Coastal Research, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Lucrezi, S., 2021. Remote public engagement in coastal citizen science: A
systematic scoping review. Journal of Coastal Research, 37 (6), 1271–1287. Coconut Creek …

Community‐based population monitoring for large baleen whales: The case study of Bryde's whale in Beibu Gulf of China

Y Zhang, M Chen, M Chen, Y Han, Y Hao… - Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science is a popular method for the long‐term monitoring of the distribution of wild
animals. The application of these methods in different species and environments still poses …