With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

The use of unoccupied aircraft systems (UASs, also known as drones) in science is growing
rapidly. Recent advances in microelectronics and battery technology have resulted in the …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Climate change is affecting a wide range of global systems, with polar ecosystems
experiencing the most rapid change. Although climate impacts affect lower-trophic-level and …

The North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis (NARW), currently numbering< 410
individuals, is on a trajectory to extinction. Although direct mortality from ship strikes and …

Research on the ecology and biology of marine mammal populations is necessary to
understand ecosystem dynamics and to support conservation management. Emerging …

We review how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, are being
deployed to study the abundance and behaviour of sea turtles, identifying some of the …

Whales are now largely protected from direct harvest, leading to partial recoveries in many
previously depleted species. 1 However, most populations remain far below their historical …

Body mass is a key life‐history trait in animals. Despite being the largest animals on the
planet, no method currently exists to estimate body mass of free‐living whales. We …

Most baleen whales are capital breeders that use stored energy acquired on foraging
grounds to finance the costs of migration and reproduction on breeding grounds. Body …