AQUATIC MAMMALS 是由欧洲水生哺乳动物协会 (EAAM)、海洋哺乳动物公园和水族馆联盟 (AMMPA) 和国际海洋动物训练师协会 (IMATA) 赞助的同行评审期刊。 AQUATIC MAMMALS 发表与海洋哺乳动物（鲸鱼、海豚、海豹、海狗、海狮、海象、儒艮、海牛、海獭和北极熊）相关的文章。圈养动物和野生海洋哺乳动物的出版主题包括畜牧业的各个方面；行为;保护;老兵专用医药;解剖学;生理;训练;人口趋势；以及污染、气候变化和噪音的影响。

Aquatic Mammals is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the European Association for Aquatic Mammals (EAAM), the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA), and the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA). The journal publishes articles related to marine mammals, including whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses, dugongs, manatees, otters, and polar bears. Topics cover various aspects of both captive and wild marine mammals, including husbandry, behavior, conservation, veterinary medicine, anatomy, physiology, training, population trends, and the impacts of pollution, climate change, and noise.

《Aquatic Mammals》是由欧洲水生哺乳动物协会（EAAM）、海洋哺乳动物公园和水族馆联盟（AMMPA）以及国际海洋动物训练师协会（IMATA）共同赞助的同行评审期刊。该期刊发表与海洋哺乳动物（如鲸鱼、海豚、海豹、海狗、海狮、海象、儒艮、海牛、海獭和北极熊）相关的研究文章。涉及的主题包括圈养和野生海洋哺乳动物的各个方面，如饲养管理、行为研究、保护措施、兽医医学、解剖学、生理学、训练方法、种群趋势，以及污染、气候变化和噪音对它们的影响。

Aquatic Mammals

John K. Keesing

Cindy Bessey

Nick Mortimer

Hazel Mortimer

Logan Hellmrich

Remote Underwater Video Confirms the Presence of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) at Ashmore Reef Australian Marine Park in the Eastern Indian Ocean

远程水下视频证实了东印度洋阿什莫尔礁澳大利亚海洋公园中儒艮（儒艮）的存在

Accurate population monitoring is essential for effective wildlife conservation. This study compares the effectiveness of drone-based vs traditional boat-based methods for assessing an endangered Bolivian river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis; BRD) population in Bolivia. Data were collected using high-resolution video recorded with a DJI Mavic 2 zoom drone and standardized methodologies for boat surveys. Two mixed-effects linear models incorporating Poisson and negative binomial error structures were used to compare counts obtained from drone- and boat-based surveys. Results show that drone-based surveys detected 1.15% more individuals on average than boat-based surveys. Drone counts were higher at sites with larger group sizes, leading to congruent estimates. The aerial perspective that drones offer lets researchers overcome potential challenges from boat-based surveys—for example, difficulties related to confirming individual IDs because of limited visibility due to sun glare. Transitioning from boat- to drone-based surveys offers advantages such as reduced disturbance from placement closer to the animals and improved detection rates. Ethical considerations and responsible flight practices are crucial. Standardizing methodologies and prioritizing ethical research factors are key for successful implementation. Drone-based surveys offer a promising approach to enhance wildlife monitoring and conservation practices. This study is the first of this kind for Bolivia, a national natural heritage site, and contributes to the conservation and knowledge of the BRD.

Luis A. Guizada Duran

Enzo Aliaga-Rossel

A Comparative Analysis of Drone and Boat Monitoring for the Endangered Bolivian River Dolphin

濒危的玻利维亚河豚无人机与船只监测的比较分析

Body condition is a measure of an animal’s energy reserves relative to its body structure that provides important information about individual- and population-level health. Monitoring the body condition of free-ranging cetaceans has historically been difficult, but in recent years, the unmanned aerial system (UAS, or “drone”) has facilitated noninvasive ways of estimating the cetacean body condition. The Charleston Estuarine System (CES) includes the estuarine and coastal ecosystems surrounding Charleston, South Carolina, and is utilized by Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) throughout the year. The main goals of this study were (1) to test if UASs are suitable for monitoring body condition of dolphins in an estuarine environment, and (2) to determine if site, season, and age class influence the body condition of dolphins in the CES. Land-based UAS surveys were conducted at four sites throughout the CES between September 2022 and May 2023. The body condition of each dolphin was evaluated using images of the individual positioned flat with a straight body at the surface, and a linear mixed effects model was constructed to determine which effects were associated with significant differences in dolphin body condition. After filtering images for quality, 428 images of 174 unique dolphins were included in the final analysis, with repeated body condition estimates of 24 dolphins from multiple seasons. Both season and age class were significant predictors of dolphin body condition, but site was not. In addition, individual dolphins were catalogued in a Drone Dolphin ID database, which allowed some dolphins’ unique body condition changes to be tracked over time. These findings provide an important baseline for dolphin body condition in the CES that can be built upon in future studies to better understand how body condition changes in response to environmental and anthropogenic stressors or for different age classes.

Colin M. Perkins-Taylor

Wayne E. McFee

Daniel J. McGlinn

Thomas W. Greig

Norman S. Levine

Utilizing Drones to Assess the Body Condition of Tamanend’s Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) in the Charleston Estuarine System

利用无人机评估查尔斯顿河口系统中塔玛南德宽吻海豚（Tursiops erebennus）的身体状况

Ann M. Zoidis

Kate S. Lomac-MacNair

Maren E. Anderson

Andrew J. Day

M. Esther Jimenez

Location Tag Adapted from Fitness Tracker Watch, Tested on Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

从健身追踪手表适配的位置标签，在座头鲸（Megaptera novaeangliae）上进行测试

Lisa T. Ballance

Lessons from 40 Years as a Marine Scientist: Advice to a Young Lisa

从40年海洋科学家生涯中汲取的教训：给年轻Lisa的建议

Abbreviation	Aquat. Mamm.
Journal Impact	0.98
Quartiles(Global)	ZOOLOGY(Q3)

ISSN	0167-5427, 1996-7292
h-index	32

Publication Information	Publisher: European Association for Aquatic Mammals，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 2008，Proportion of original research papers: 98.90%，Self Citation Rate:12.50%， Gold OA Rate: 0.00%
Average review cycle	网友分享经验：>12周，或约稿
Average recruitment ratio	网友分享经验：容易

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Remote Underwater Video Confirms the Presence of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) at Ashmore Reef Australian Marine Park in the Eastern Indian Ocean

A Comparative Analysis of Drone and Boat Monitoring for the Endangered Bolivian River Dolphin

Utilizing Drones to Assess the Body Condition of Tamanend’s Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) in the Charleston Estuarine System

Location Tag Adapted from Fitness Tracker Watch, Tested on Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Lessons from 40 Years as a Marine Scientist: Advice to a Young Lisa

Remote Underwater Video Confirms the Presence of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) at Ashmore Reef Australian Marine Park in the Eastern Indian Ocean

A Comparative Analysis of Drone and Boat Monitoring for the Endangered Bolivian River Dolphin

Utilizing Drones to Assess the Body Condition of Tamanend’s Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) in the Charleston Estuarine System

Location Tag Adapted from Fitness Tracker Watch, Tested on Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Lessons from 40 Years as a Marine Scientist: Advice to a Young Lisa