Estimating Florida Manatee Population Size from Helicopter Sightings

Early attempts at using drones were unsuccessful, but such technologies have come a long way since then. It can be useful to be able to conduct multiple passes with multiple observers, depending on sea conditions, but in principle this could be done with drones as well. It would certainly save on fuel costs!

Would it cut costs in the future to use UAVs/droves instead of helicopters?

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