What is a Drone and How Can it Help Whales?
By Iain Kerr, Operation Toxic Gulf 2014 Expedition Leader
Multiple drones participating in trials aboard the RV Odyssey
Photo: Sea ShepherdI am writing this blog from the RV Odyssey, 120 nautical miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, on the final leg of Operation Toxic Gulf 2014 with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Most of the day, we are tracking whales acoustically (oh for a drone to help us find whales), but for part of every day on this leg, we are conducting ship trials (at sea launch and recovery exercises) on a variety of drones.