All in sight: Scientists test infrared system for the protection of whales
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 10:14
in Biology & Nature
A new measurement system for the detection of whales is used for the first time on board of the research vessel Polarstern. Whales are usually difficult to spot. On the one hand, they spend the greater part of their life under water. On the other hand, only a small part of their body can be seen when they surface, and this can even hardly be distinguished from the surrounding water.
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