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Drones – The Future of Cetacean Study or a Harmful Nuisance?

Feb 07, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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This is the first post in a series which will look at recent advancements, discoveries and trends in the study of whales and dolphins. We here at Sea Watch believe strongly in the free sharing and dissemination of scientific literature and want to give you, our loyal members, the brea

Flying high: using drones to study Cardigan Bay’s bottlenose dolphins

Jun 01, 2019

by Monitoring Officer

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Flying high: using drones to study Cardigan Bay’s bottlenose dolphins In recent years, drones, unmanned, remote controlled aircrafts, have gained a lot of attention in the media due to their ability to capture stunning aerial wildlife footage which gives viewers a bird’s eye view. Bes

Cardigan Bay Monitoring takes to the Air

Apr 05, 2019

by Monitoring Officer

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Cardigan Bay Monitoring takes to the Air In recent years, the Sea Watch team have flown a drone opportunistically from our survey vessel in Cardigan Bay, West Wales. The flights were successful and, in 2019, funded by the John Spedan Lewis Foundation, we shall be testing the use of a

Drones – Can they be used for marine mammal research?

Jul 13, 2015

by Harriet Goodchild

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The use of radio controlled unnmanned aerial vehicles aka ‘drones’, has exploded in popularity across the globe, mainly due to the developments in technology enabling them to be mass produced at low cost for hobby craft enthusiasts, and our fascination with filming ourselves and the w

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Flying high: using drones to study Cardigan Bay’s bottlenose dolphins

Cardigan Bay Monitoring takes to the Air

Drones – Can they be used for marine mammal research?

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