A simulation-based framework to detect marine animal-vessel interactions using tracking data

Understanding how animals respond to vessels is a fundamental question in conservation, since interactions between marine animals and vessels can expose wildlife to threats such as fisheries bycatch and vessel collisions.

Understanding how animals respond to vessels is a fundamental question in conservation, since interactions between marine animals and vessels can expose wildlife to threats such as fisheries bycatch and vessel collisions. Although animal-borne tags and vessel-tracking systems…