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Have you ever been whale watching or viewed vision of a whale coming to surface to breath? Often, one of the first things you see is that visible spray rising from the surface as whale takes a breath before it dives again. Well did you know, that spray is also known as whale snot? Whale snot is comprised of biological material such as DNA, hormones and bacteria (just to name a few components) coming directly from a whale’s lungs. Vanessa Pirotta and a special team of drone experts, microbiologists and virologists have been working together to collect whale snot in a new and exciting way using custom built drones to provide a remote check-up of whale health.
In this presentation, Vanessa will discuss the use of emerging technologies for whale conservation and the development of our whale snot collecting drones. She will also present a background to whale biology, specifically tailored to the types of species seen off Sydney and discuss whale migration.
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