A semi-automated method using object-based image analysis (OBIA) to detect and enumerate beluga whales in summer from very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery

• John Iacozza ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: john.iacozza@umanitoba.ca

  Affiliations Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-6000

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• Bryanna Sherbo,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4243-0143

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• Cortney Watt

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Freshwater Institute, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4062-5729

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