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Reynolds et al. 2026. Using biotelemetry to assess drone effects on whale sharks. Ecosphere
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Reynolds et al. 2026. Using biotelemetry to assess drone effects on whale sharks. Ecosphere

Samantha Reynolds, James Redcliffe, Valerie Cornet, Vincent Raoult, Mark D. Holton, Rory P Wilson and Bradley M Norman
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This dataset is from a study that is the first to use biotelemetric data to assess the effects of drones on the natural behaviour of a water-breathing marine species. Rather than relying on observations of behaviour that can be impacted by observer bias, we employed behavioural data-logging tags, incorporating tri-axial accelerometers and magnetometers, to record fine-scale whale shark activity and diving behaviour in the presence and absence of a drone. Reynolds et al. 2026 - accepted for publication in Ecosphere (manuscript number: ECS25-0418)

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