'Eye in the sky': Off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) highlights exposure of marine turtles to floating litter (FML) in nearshore waters of Mayo Bay, Philippines. (January 2023)
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- 'Eye in the sky': Off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) highlights exposure of marine turtles to floating litter (FML) in nearshore waters of Mayo Bay, Philippines. (January 2023)
- Main Title:
- 'Eye in the sky': Off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) highlights exposure of marine turtles to floating litter (FML) in nearshore waters of Mayo Bay, Philippines
- Authors:
- Abreo, Neil Angelo S.
Aurelio, Remie M.
Kobayashi, Vladimer B.
Thompson, Kirsten F. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Litter is a serious threat to the marine environment, with detrimental effects on wildlife and marine biodiversity. Limited data as a result of funding and logistical challenges in developing countries hamper our understanding of the problem. Here, we employed commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a cost-effective tool to study the exposure of marine turtles to floating marine litter (FML) in waters of Mayo Bay, Philippines. A quadcopter UAV was flown autonomously with on-board camera capturing videos during the flight. Still frames were extracted when either turtle or litter were detected in post-flight processing. The extracted frames were georeferenced and mapped using QGIS software. Results showed that turtles are highly exposed to FML in nearshore waters. Moreover, spatial dependence between FML and turtles was also observed. The study highlights the effectiveness of UAVs in marine litter research and underscores the threat of FML to turtles in nearshore waters. Highlights: Scarce data on marine litter and wildlife interaction needs to be addressed. Commercially-available UAVs are useful for litter and wildlife interaction research. Turtles are highly exposed to floating marine litter in nearshore waters. Improvements on the current methodology are needed.
- Is Part Of:
- Marine pollution bulletin. Volume 186(2023)
- Journal:
- Marine pollution bulletin
- Issue:
- Volume 186(2023)
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- Volume 186, Issue 2023 (2023)
- Year:
- 2023
- Volume:
- 186
- Issue:
- 2023
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2023-0186-2023-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2023-01
- Subjects:
- Floating litter -- Marine turtles -- Drones -- Plastics pollution -- Philippines
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