Staines, Melissa N. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6449-5426
Smith, Caitlin E. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-8042
Madden Hof, Christine A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-9060
Booth, David T. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-0488
Tibbetts, Ian R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-238X
Hays, Graeme C. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3314-8189
Funding for this research was provided by:
WWF-Australia
The University of Queensland
Article History
Received: 9 June 2022
Accepted: 26 October 2022
First Online: 11 November 2022
Declarations
:
: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
: Surveys were conducted within the permitted areas on Heron Reef under GBRMPA permit G20/44440.1 and Limited Impact Accreditation No. UQ001/2021. Survey methods were approved by the University of Queensland’s Animal Ethics Committee under Certificate No. SBS/258/20/DEAKIN/WWF and ANRFA No. 2021/AE000605. At the time of surveying, the drone used in the study was registered under the pilot’s name (M.N. Staines) with the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) under ARN: 1095200.