Applications, evolutions, and challenges of drones in maritime transport

J Wang, K Zhou, W **ng, 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 …

Closing the air gap: the use of drones for studying wildlife ecophysiology

A Yaney‐Keller, RR McIntosh, RH Clarke… - Biological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Techniques for non‐invasive sampling of ecophysiological data in wild animals have been
developed in response to challenges associated with studying captive animals or using …

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 …

Combining UAVs and multi-sensor dataloggers to estimate fine-scale sea turtle density at foraging areas: a case study in the central Mediterranean

C Agabiti, L Tolve, G Baldi, M Zucchini… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
Knowledge of the distribution and density of marine species is key to understanding habitat
use and interactions with human activities. Yet such information for sea turtles remains …

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 …

Assessing the impacts of satellite tagging on growth rates of immature hawksbill turtles

HJ Stokes, KL Stokes, JA Mortimer… - Methods in Ecology …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Animal‐borne devices including transmitters, data loggers and identification tags are widely
used across taxa to address important biological and ecological questions. Some of these …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient wildlife monitoring: Deep learning-based detection and counting of green turtles in coastal areas

N Noguchi, H Nishizawa, T Shimizu, J Okuyama… - Ecological …, 2025 - Elsevier
Drones have recently been used to assess wildlife populations and their abundance. The
automatic detection of target animals in drone footage enables efficient abundance …

Post-nesting migrations of green turtles from Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: satellite tracking, flipper tag returns and marine protected areas

H Richards, CL Sanchez, P Haupt… - Endangered Species …, 2024 - int-res.com
To effectively implement protective measures for migratory species such as marine turtles,
knowledge of their breeding grounds, foraging areas, migratory pathways and possible …

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 …