my opinion the most important piece of research is coming out of the Antarctic
research is coming out of the Antarctic
research is coming out of the Antarctic right now is understanding how different
right now is understanding how different
right now is understanding how different species cope with the changing
species cope with the changing
species cope with the changing environments the rapidly warming air the
environments the rapidly warming air the
environments the rapidly warming air the increased amount of precipitation the
increased amount of precipitation the
increased amount of precipitation the decreased amount of sea ice so there’s
decreased amount of sea ice so there’s
decreased amount of sea ice so there’s something special about the three or
something special about the three or
something special about the three or four areas right in here that there’s
four areas right in here that there’s
four areas right in here that there’s always whales we’re trying to measure
always whales we’re trying to measure
always whales we’re trying to measure the underwater behavior and movements of
the underwater behavior and movements of
the underwater behavior and movements of the whales get an estimate of their size
the whales get an estimate of their size
the whales get an estimate of their size and we’re trying to understand what
and we’re trying to understand what
and we’re trying to understand what whales need to survive and the manna
whales need to survive and the manna
whales need to survive and the manna food that they eat if you don’t eat
food that they eat if you don’t eat
food that they eat if you don’t eat enough you’re not gonna reproduce if you
enough you’re not gonna reproduce if you
enough you’re not gonna reproduce if you don’t reproduce it’s a very quick
don’t reproduce it’s a very quick
don’t reproduce it’s a very quick process into your population not growing
process into your population not growing
process into your population not growing these tags are basically like a
these tags are basically like a
these tags are basically like a smartphone that record the angle of the
smartphone that record the angle of the
smartphone that record the angle of the whale whether it’s rolled over on its
whale whether it’s rolled over on its
whale whether it’s rolled over on its side the heading of the whale the depth
side the heading of the whale the depth
side the heading of the whale the depth and the speed of the whale and it does
and the speed of the whale and it does
and the speed of the whale and it does that hundreds of times a second it also
that hundreds of times a second it also
that hundreds of times a second it also records video which is awesome because
records video which is awesome because
records video which is awesome because we can then sort of corroborate the
we can then sort of corroborate the
we can then sort of corroborate the things that the sensors are telling us
things that the sensors are telling us
things that the sensors are telling us with what we actually see the whale to
with what we actually see the whale to
with what we actually see the whale to do it it’s got to 720p cameras in there
do it it’s got to 720p cameras in there
do it it’s got to 720p cameras in there we can get about nine hours of
we can get about nine hours of
we can get about nine hours of continuous data and all of that package
continuous data and all of that package
continuous data and all of that package together gives us a really precise
together gives us a really precise
together gives us a really precise estimate of the health of the animals
estimate of the health of the animals
estimate of the health of the animals down here tagged data UAV data combined
down here tagged data UAV data combined
down here tagged data UAV data combined is gonna be opening new worlds really so
is gonna be opening new worlds really so
is gonna be opening new worlds really so let’s find some whales yeah let’s do it
let’s find some whales yeah let’s do it
let’s find some whales yeah let’s do it we’re in Wilhelmina Bay one of the
we’re in Wilhelmina Bay one of the
we’re in Wilhelmina Bay one of the locations that we’ve worked in for a
locations that we’ve worked in for a
locations that we’ve worked in for a long time and we’re gonna try and deploy
long time and we’re gonna try and deploy
long time and we’re gonna try and deploy one of the video recording multi-sensor
one of the video recording multi-sensor
one of the video recording multi-sensor tags on a humpback these animals move
tags on a humpback these animals move
tags on a humpback these animals move over big distances very quickly they’re
over big distances very quickly they’re
over big distances very quickly they’re real pain to work with because they’re
real pain to work with because they’re
real pain to work with because they’re difficult to find do you guys want to
difficult to find do you guys want to
difficult to find do you guys want to get the drone in the air it’s fun to be
get the drone in the air it’s fun to be
get the drone in the air it’s fun to be a bad spot
oh nice yeah that’s good when we’re
oh nice yeah that’s good when we’re approaching these whales it’s definitely
approaching these whales it’s definitely
approaching these whales it’s definitely a high-risk kind of situation if it’s
a high-risk kind of situation if it’s
a high-risk kind of situation if it’s flu and to zodiac you would flip us over
flu and to zodiac you would flip us over
flu and to zodiac you would flip us over with that much you know trouble you
with that much you know trouble you
with that much you know trouble you probably have five or six minutes in
probably have five or six minutes in
probably have five or six minutes in that water at the most before
that water at the most before
that water at the most before hypothermia would set in and it would be
hypothermia would set in and it would be
hypothermia would set in and it would be game over
game over
game over anywhere you can put it
will happen but the work is definitely
will happen but the work is definitely not over the suction cup tags archive
not over the suction cup tags archive
not over the suction cup tags archive all the data on them so we have to
all the data on them so we have to
all the data on them so we have to retrieve that tag to get anything back
these animals get as curious about us as
these animals get as curious about us as we do about that it’s looking at you and
we do about that it’s looking at you and
we do about that it’s looking at you and it’s it’s kind of wondering what you’re
it’s it’s kind of wondering what you’re
it’s it’s kind of wondering what you’re doing there and we’re asking the same
doing there and we’re asking the same
doing there and we’re asking the same kind of questions
kind of questions
kind of questions Lars correct me if I’m wrong this is the
Lars correct me if I’m wrong this is the
Lars correct me if I’m wrong this is the first ever flight in the Antarctic right
first ever flight in the Antarctic right
first ever flight in the Antarctic right for this equipment yes that’s correct
for this equipment yes that’s correct
for this equipment yes that’s correct couldn’t ask for more except for Lars
couldn’t ask for more except for Lars
couldn’t ask for more except for Lars Tobias a couple of drinks
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