Marine-based drone mapping projects are essential to helping researchers understand the habitat of organisms to ensure the protection and function. Collecting essential data from fisheries was once a challenging and lengthy – albeit critical – task required for the effective management of fisheries. By outsourcing the services of a GIS company like CRM, fisheries and oceans professionals can receive instant access to a wealth of information that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.
GIS experts can assist with the management of catch data, biological information (including productivity and rate of change) and help mitigate negative environmental impacts from operations.
With the help of the technological advantages provided by high-level drone imagery, monitoring, controlling, and surveying fisheries and other marine operations becomes a safer and more accurate process. Other benefits of utilizing drone technology for fisheries include:
- Obtaining biological samples
- Accurate habitat mapping
- Receiving real-time data
