Collecting baleen whale blow samples by drone: A minimally intrusive tool for conservation genetics

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Resources
• Main Authors: O'Mahony, Éadin N., Sremba, Angela L., Keen, Eric M., Robinson, Nicole, Dundas, Archie, Steel, Debbie, Wray, Janie, Baker, C. Scott, Gaggiotti, Oscar E.
• Other Authors: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Donner Canadian Foundation, Lush, Save Our Seas Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whale; baleen whales; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13957; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1755-0998.13957

Abstract In coastal British Columbia, Canada, marine megafauna such as humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) and fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus velifera ) have been subject to a history of exploitation and near extirpation. While their populations have been in recovery, significant threats...