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A review of unmanned vehicles for the detection and monitoring of marine fauna

2019
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Verfuss, U.K., Aniceto, A.S., Harris, D.V., Gillespie, D., Fielding, S., Jiménez, G., Johnston, P., Sincalir, R.R., Sivertsen, A., Solbø, S.A., Storvold, R., Biuw, M., Wyatt, R.

Recent technology developments have turned present-day unmanned systems into realistic alternatives to traditional marine animal survey methods. Benefits include longer survey durations, improved mission safety, mission...
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Keywords: Environmental impact assessment, Marine animal monitoring, Offshore industry, Underwater sound, Unmanned vehicles

Variation in harbour porpoise activity in response to seismic survey noise

2014
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Biology Letters

Pirotta E., Brookes, K. L., Graham, I. M. and Thompson, P. M.

Animals exposed to anthropogenic disturbance make trade-offs between perceived risk and the cost of leaving disturbed areas. Impact assessments tend to focus on overt behavioural responses...
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Keywords: Activity budget, Anthropogenic disturbance, Environmental impact assessment, Foraging efficiency