It didn’t quite arrive in time to be presented but i’m still super stoked to share my poster for my capstone project on the connectivity of NZ humpback whales at #waitīwaitā !!

Spoke at my first ever conference on my recent honours project! #WaitīWaitā Using AI to audit drone imagery of MSFAs and Oceanic mantas, ID’ing species and behaviours in the Hauraki Gulf! Continuing on the fantastic work of Wednesday Davis MMEG_UoA

Slowly getting the hang of flying a drone over the first few weeks of field work for my masters project, and managed to capture this clip of a Bryde’s whale and Oceanic Manta foraging off of Aotea! MMEG_UoA #DamesofDrones (Drone work conducted under DOC permit)

Forever grateful to be a part of such an awesome team of people!

🌊 Save the date 🌊 Professor Rochelle Constantine’s inaugural lecture, "The Big Animals in the Big Blue Backyard," is coming up on the 21st of March. Register by clicking the link below! RochelleConstantine.eventbrite.co.nz

Did you know that New Zealand is home to a population of beautiful, majestic oceanic manta rays?! bit.ly/42QckHW   #MantaTrust #Manta #MantaRay #OceanicManta #Oceanic #NewZealand #Conservation #Research #Conservation #Environment #Mpa #MarineProtectedArea

Poster presentation on some of my preliminary thesis results for the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau science graduate showcase this week! ☺️

Last week I did my first conference presentation! #IPFC2023 I shared some of my findings from my masters research so far looking at the environmental drivers of movement/behaviour of oceanic manta rays in New Zealand! 🤍💙