High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond
Remote, high-latitude oceans can prove challenging for the designation and implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs), partly due to issues in monitoring inaccessible localities and large spatial scales. A lack of protection combined with damage from growing human activities has contributed to...
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ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/90726 2023-12-17T10:20:37+01:00 High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond LaRue, Michelle Brooks, Cassandra Wege, Mia Salas, Leonardo Gardiner, Natasha 2022-07 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90726 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12884 en eng Wiley Open Access 1755-263X doi:10.1111/conl.12884 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90726 © 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. Marine conservation Penguins Remote sensing Seabirds Southern Ocean Weddell seal Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Marine protected area (MPA) Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) Article 2022 ftunivpretoria https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12884 2023-11-21T01:30:17Z Remote, high-latitude oceans can prove challenging for the designation and implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs), partly due to issues in monitoring inaccessible localities and large spatial scales. A lack of protection combined with damage from growing human activities has contributed to the degradation of some of the Earth’s richest marine biodiversity and highlights the urgent need to support improved marine conservation. High-resolution satellite imagery (VHR; 0.3–0.6 m spatial resolution) provides a much-needed tool for monitoring sentinel species in remote oceans, which would strengthen current and future MPA research and monitoring programs across the globe. This perspective specifies how recent advances in VHR studies have contributed to knowledge regarding occurrence, habitat suitability, and abundance of mesopredators in the Southern Ocean. We demonstrate how knowledge gained through VHR offers a cost-effective and easily accessible method for collecting previously unobtainable data to inform a representative network of Southern Ocean MPAs, and how the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) could utilize this technology. As VHR and automated detection algorithms continue to improve, we showcase a promising opportunity to use these methods to complement current research and monitoring efforts, thus strengthening MPA efforts in the Southern Ocean and beyond. https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/conl am2023 Zoology and Entomology Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Crabeater Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal University of Pretoria: UPSpace Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Weddell Conservation Letters 15 4 |
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Marine conservation Penguins Remote sensing Seabirds Southern Ocean Weddell seal Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) Marine protected area (MPA) Crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) LaRue, Michelle Brooks, Cassandra Wege, Mia Salas, Leonardo Gardiner, Natasha High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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Remote, high-latitude oceans can prove challenging for the designation and implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs), partly due to issues in monitoring inaccessible localities and large spatial scales. A lack of protection combined with damage from growing human activities has contributed to the degradation of some of the Earth’s richest marine biodiversity and highlights the urgent need to support improved marine conservation. High-resolution satellite imagery (VHR; 0.3–0.6 m spatial resolution) provides a much-needed tool for monitoring sentinel species in remote oceans, which would strengthen current and future MPA research and monitoring programs across the globe. This perspective specifies how recent advances in VHR studies have contributed to knowledge regarding occurrence, habitat suitability, and abundance of mesopredators in the Southern Ocean. We demonstrate how knowledge gained through VHR offers a cost-effective and easily accessible method for collecting previously unobtainable data to inform a representative network of Southern Ocean MPAs, and how the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) could utilize this technology. As VHR and automated detection algorithms continue to improve, we showcase a promising opportunity to use these methods to complement current research and monitoring efforts, thus strengthening MPA efforts in the Southern Ocean and beyond. https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/conl am2023 Zoology and Entomology |
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LaRue, Michelle Brooks, Cassandra Wege, Mia Salas, Leonardo Gardiner, Natasha |
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LaRue, Michelle Brooks, Cassandra Wege, Mia Salas, Leonardo Gardiner, Natasha |
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High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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High-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the Antarctic and beyond |
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high-resolution satellite imagery meets the challenge of monitoring remote marine protected areas in the antarctic and beyond |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90726 https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12884 |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Weddell |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Weddell |
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Antarc* Antarctic Crabeater Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal |
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Antarc* Antarctic Crabeater Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal |
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