Machine learning and image processing methods for cetacean photo identification: a systematic review

R Maglietta, R Carlucci, C Fanizza, G Dimauro - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photo identification is an essential method to identify cetaceans, by using natural marks over
their body, and allows experts to acquire straightforward information on these animals. The …

Future Directions in Eubalaena spp.: Comparative Research to Inform Conservation

R Harcourt, J Van der Hoop, S Kraus… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
All three extant right whales [Eubalaena australis (Southern; SRW), glacialis (North Atlantic;
NARW), and japonica (North Pacific; NPRW)] were heavily exploited, and the status of the …

Social media and citizen science records are important for the management of rarely sighted whales

AS Cranswick, R Constantine, H Hendriks… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Social media content is increasingly being validated and used as a valuable source of data
within conservation science. Metadata obtained from social networking sites (SNS) can …

Artificial intelligence for right whale photo identification: from data science competition to worldwide collaboration

C Khan, D Blount, J Parham, J Holmberg, P Hamilton… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Photo identification is an important tool in the conservation management of endangered
species, and recent developments in artificial intelligence are revolutionizing existing …

Importance of toothfish in the diet of generalist subantarctic killer whales: implications for fisheries interactions

P Tixier, J Giménez, RR Reisinger… - Marine Ecology …, 2019 - int-res.com
Fisheries may generate new feeding opportunities for marine predators, which switch
foraging behaviour to depredation when they feed on fish directly from fishing gear …

Morphometrics and body condition of southern right whales on the calving grounds at Port Ross, Auckland Islands

DR Johnston, W Rayment, SM Dawson - Mammalian Biology, 2022 - Springer
After near extirpation by nineteenth century whaling, New Zealand's southern right whales
(Eubalaena australis) are recovering strongly, calving almost exclusively at the subantarctic …

Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds

AI Mackay, F Bailleul, EL Carroll, V Andrews-Goff… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) migrate between Austral-winter calving and
socialising grounds to offshore mid-to high latitude Austral-summer feeding grounds. In …

Database documentation of marine mammal stranding and mortality: current status review and future prospects

DKP Chan, HCL Tsui, BCW Kot - Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2017 - int-res.com
Databases are systematic tools to archive and manage information related to marine
mammal stranding and mortality events. Stranding response networks, governmental …

[PDF][PDF] Right whale sexual strategies and behavior

MW Brown, M Sironi - Sex in cetaceans, 2023 - library.oapen.org
North Atlantic and southern right whale social interactions and sexual behavior have been
studied for decades. Understanding whale mating systems can inform about many aspects …

Photo‐identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds …

AS Kennedy, EL Carroll, AN Zerbini… - Marine Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The sub‐Antarctic waters of South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur, SG/IG) are a
regularly visited feeding ground for southern right whales (Eubalaena australis, SRW) in the …