Insights into the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate the behavior of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae) in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Fiori, Lorenzo, Martinez, Emmanuelle, Bader, Martin K.‐F., Orams, Mark B., Bollard, Barbara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: Tonga; baleen whales; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12637; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fmms.12637; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12637; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/mms.12637

Abstract Vertical take‐off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming invaluable data collection platforms for cetacean research. In particular, multi‐rotors can be used to measure whales and investigate their behavior. Moreover, VTOL UAVs are increasingly accessible for recreat...