New paper on emerging technologies and coral reef conservation
We’ve got a new paper out in Frontiers in Marine Science on how new and emerging technologies can help scientists and conservation practitioners study, mitigate, and even solve key challenges facing coral reefs. We all know that tech alone won’t save the day when it comes to reefs, but drones, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), 3D mapping and modeling tools, high resolution and nano satellite imagery, and a suite of monitoring and surveillance tools that are revolutionizing enforcement of sustainable reef fisheries do hold promise.
We argue that emerging technologies can play a pivotal role in tackling many of the critical issues facing coral reef conservation science and practice, but maximizing the impact of these technologies requires addressing several significant barriers that we discuss.
This project was a really fun collaboration between our lab, Emily Darling from the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Marah Hardt from Future of Fish. Thanks to Macquarie University’s Genes to Geosciences Research Program for the funding to make it happen!
