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Drones are absolutely fantastic says shark specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University

Drones are ‘absolutely fantastic’ says Stephen Kajiura, a shark Specialist and professor from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Access to aerial footage from accessible and affordable drones help scientists better understand how these marine predators behave in real life.

Haye Kesteloo
August 11, 2020

Atlantic bluefin tuna measured with an APH-22 hexacopter drone

In the Gulf of Maine, researchers use an APH-22 hexacopter drone to collect data and measure juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna. The purpose of this pilot study was to see if a drone could keep up with the fast-moving tuna and…

Haye Kesteloo
June 5, 2020

How do you measure a whale? With a drone, of course!

It sounds like a simple question, right? How do you measure a whale? Well, the more you think about it, the more you will come to understand that it is not easy at all to measure such a large and…

Haye Kesteloo
April 9, 2020