Testing unmanned aircraft systems for salmon spawning surveys

Unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) were tested for counting Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) redds as a more accurate, safer alternative to manned helicopter flights. Counting redds from the helicopter was less expensive and time consuming, but of the total redds counted at selected sites wit...

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Main Authors: Phillip A. Groves, Brad Alcorn, Michelle M. Wiest, Jacek M. Maselko, William P. Connor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2016-11-01
Series:FACETS
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Online Access:http://www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2016-0019