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Disappointing decision by WA Environment Minister to approve the Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct

The Minister for Environment, Bill Marmion, has made his determination on the Appeals Against Report and Recommendations: Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct (Report 1444). The result of the appeals process has been the amendment and addition of conditions on the approval of the Browse LNG development. As appellants, we (the undersigned members of the Murdoch [...]

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Unmanned and Manned teams

Showdown: Unmanned versus Manned

We were back in Shark Bay, WA, in August/September to conduct the ultimate trial of the UAV, and it was a showdown between two teams: the UAV team and the Human team.

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Whale field trial of the UAV complete

We conducted over 50 hours of UAV flights and collected thousands of images.

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A humpback whale in Shark Bay – image captured using the UAV during Field Trial 1

Preparing for UAV Trial 2

We’re taking the UAV to the skies again this September for our second trial – this time focusing on humpback whales.

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Amanda Hodgson

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Marine Mammal Surveys

My first trial of a UAV over water (and animals!) was finally completed.

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