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African Marine Litter Monitoring Manual.
(African Marine Waste Network, Sustainable Seas Trust, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 2020)
Universally, concerns are mounting over the ubiquitous increase in plastic in waterways and oceans
of the world. It is commonly stated that about 80% of plastic waste enters the seas from land-based
sources, of which ...
Driven by Drones: Improving Mangrove Extent Maps Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing.
(2020)
This study investigated how different remote sensing techniques can be combined to accurately monitor mangroves. In this paper, we present a framework to use drone imagery to calculate correction factors which can improve ...
Video demonstrating how to set-up, deploy and operate a shallow-water drop camera system. [Training video]
(Octopi Africa (Pty) Ltd and Array Media (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa, 2021)
Drop cameras are simple frame-deployed systems of various configurations that are designed to take photographic still images or videos of the seafloor. These tools are non-destructive and can go to beyond SCUBA depths, ...
Video demonstrating how to set-up, deploy and operate a Ski-Monkey III towed benthic camera system. [Training Video]
(Octopi Africa (Pty) Ltd and Array Media (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa, 2021)
The Ski-Monkey III benthic camera system is a passive, towed camera mounted on a squat, stainless steel frame, resting on two 10 cm wide skis. It consists of an underwater module, containing pressure housings that are ...
NOAA and BOEM Minimum Recommendations for Use of Passive Acoustic Listening Systems in Offshore Wind Energy Development Monitoring and Mitigation Programs.
(2021)
Offshore wind energy development is rapidly ramping up in United States (U.S.) waters in order to meet renewable energy goals. With a diverse suite of endangered large whale species and a multitude of other protected marine ...