Drone-based application of whale tags: A “tap-and-go” approach for scientific animal-borne investigations (IMAGE)

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Drone-based application of whale tags: A “tap-and-go” approach for scientific animal-borne investigations

Caption

Tagging method overview. A: Looking for whales. B: Launching the drone from the boat. C: Aligning the drone behind the whale prior to tag deployment. D: Tag deployment on the whale via “tap-and-go”. E: Drone return on the boat. F: Data recording on the whale. G: Tag retrieval. H: Data offload and tag reconditioning for the next deployment.

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Vogt et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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