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

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Review

Verfuss, Ursula K.¹  Aniceto, Ana Sofia^2,8  Harris, Danielle V.³  Gillespie, Douglas⁴  Fielding, Sophie⁵  Jimenez, Guillermo⁶  Johnston, Phil⁶  Sinclair, Rachael R.¹  Sivertsen, Agnar⁷  Solbo, Stian A.⁷  Storvold, Rune⁷  Biuw, Martin^2,9  Wyatt, Roy⁶ 

[1] SMRU Consulting New Technol Ctr, St Andrews KY16 9SR, Fife, Scotland

[2] Akvaplan Niva AS, Fram Ctr, POB 6606, N-9296 Tromso, Norway

[3] Univ St Andrews, Ctr Res Ecol & Environm Modelling Observ, St Andrews KY16 9LZ, Fife, Scotland

[4] Univ St Andrews, Scottish Oceans Inst, Sea Mammal Res Unit, St Andrews KY16 8LB, Fife, Scotland

[5] British Antarctic Survey, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0ET, England

[6] Seiche Ltd, Bradworthy Ind Estate,Langdon Rd, Holsworthy EX22 7SF, Devon, England

[7] Norut Northern Res Inst, Postboks 6434 Forskningspk, N-9294 Tromso, Norway

[8] UiT Arctic Univ, ARCEx Res Ctr Arctic Petr Explorat, Dept Geol, Dramsveien 201,Postboks 6050 Langnes, N-9037 Tromso, Norway

[9] Inst Marine Res, Tromso Dept, UK Sykehusveien 23,POB 6404, N-9294 Tromso, Norway

关键词: Unmanned vehicles;    Marine animal monitoring;    Underwater sound;    Environmental impact assessment;    Offshore industry;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.01.009

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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.

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