Counting seals from space

Read my popular article in Oceanographic magazine! I write about our (Dr Michelle LaRue, Dr Leo Salas and my) research published in Diversity & Distributions, using citizen scientists and satellite images to understand crabeater seal distribution in the Weddell Sea.

Read it here: https://www.oceanographicmagazine.com/features/crabeater-seals-antarctica/

A crabeater seal enjoying a nap on some sea-ice in Antarctica. Photo by Ursula Rack