Using drones to monitor whale health
We use drones to assess body condition, and collect blow hole spray samples to measure hormonal levels. The information collected helps us monitor whale health.
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So, we tested a lot of the equipment today and everything went quite well.
Some of it went very well.
We managed to test the “snot bot”drone on a Blue Whale that happened to be there while we were doing the tests.
So, we actually collected our first sample with the snot bot.
It’s from the largest mammal on earth and we successfully now have some Blue Whale snot in the freezer.
So, hopefully tomorrow will be another productive day and we'll get maybe some Right Whales as well.
That’s what we're here for — the Right Whales — the Blue Whale was a nice bonus, but we have a sample in the fridge.
So, congratulations to our excellent snot bot pilot, Liam Olders.
It was a brilliant effort — his second flight over water and his first time ever seeing any whales.
He did brilliantly and hopefully there’s more success on the way!
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