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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Verfuss, Ursula K.
• Aniceto, Ana Sofia
• Harris, Danielle V.
• Gillespie, Douglas
• Fielding, Sophie
• Jiménez, Guillermo
• Johnston, Phil
• Sinclair, Rachael R.
• Sivertsen, Agnar
• Solbø, Stian A.
• Storvold, Rune
• Biuw, Martin
• Wyatt, Roy

Titel

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

Ist Teil von

• Marine pollution bulletin, 2019-03, Vol.140, p.17-29

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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 repeatability, and reduced operational costs. We review the present status of unmanned vehicles suitable for marine animal monitoring conducted in relation to industrial offshore activities, highlighting which systems are suitable for three main monitoring types: population, mitigation, and focal animal monitoring. We describe the technical requirements for each of these monitoring types and discuss the operational aspects. The selection of a specific sensor/platform combination depends critically on the target species and its behaviour. The technical specifications of unmanned platforms and sensors also need to be selected based on the surrounding conditions of a particular offshore project, such as the area of interest, the survey requirements and operational constraints. •Unmanned vehicles can improve marine animal monitoring for offshore industries.•Benefits include survey duration, mission safety, repeatability, and reduced costs.•There is no one-fits-all unmanned system solution for marine animal monitoring.•Platform/sensor configuration should be tailored to survey aims and target species.