Hannah Cubaynes
Wildlife from Space Research Associate
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Hannah Cubaynes
Wildlife from Space Research Associate
Biography
Career
- 2020 – Present: Research Associate in wildlife from space, British Antarctic Survey, UK
- 2013 – 2016: Marine wildlife observer and passive acoustic monitoring operator (MMO, PSO, PAM) Gardline, UK
- 2009: Research assistant in benthic ecology, Institut des Sciences de la MER de Rimouski (ISMER, institute of the sciences of the sea), Canada
- 2008: Marine acoustic technician, ISMER, Canada
Qualifications
- 2016 – 2020: PhD in Geography/Polar Studies, British Antarctic Survey and Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
- 2010-2011: MSc in Marine Environmental Management (Distinction), University of York, UK
- 2007-2010: BSc in Biology with an emphasis in Marine Sciences, University of Quebec at Rimouski, Canada
- 2009: CREPUQ student exchange, Humboldt State University, USA
Memberships
Research interests
My research interests are to develop the use of space technology for marine wildlife research in remote places, and make this method applicable at a global oceanic scale by improving the efficiency of image analysis through crowdsourcing and automated systems.
Collaborations
SmartWhales: Data from space to help protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Government of Canada) – Ongoing
Wintering whales of the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WWF project) – Ongoing
Pelagos – Ship strike: Proposal to develop and evaluate mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of ship strikes to fin and sperm whales in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Pelagos) – Completed
ECOPOTENTIAL: Improving future ecosystem benefits through earth observations (H2020 project) – Completed
EO4wildlife: Protection and conservation of wildlife, platform for wildlife monitoring integrating Copernicus and ARGOS data (H2020 project) – Completed
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Attard, Marie R.G. ORCID record for Marie R.G. Attard, Phillips, Richard A., Bowler, Ellen, Clarke, Penny J. ORCID record for Penny J. Clarke, Cubaynes, Hannah ORCID record for Hannah Cubaynes, Johnston, David W., Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell. (2024) Review of Satellite Remote Sensing and Unoccupied Aircraft Systems for Counting Wildlife on Land. Remote Sensing, 16. 23 pp. 10.3390/rs16040627
2023
Green, Katherine M. ORCID record for Katherine M. Green, Virdee, Mala K., Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Aviles-Rivero, Angelica I., Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell, Gray, Patrick C., Johnston, David W., Schönlieb, Carola-Bibiane, Torres, Leigh G., Jackson, Jennifer A. ORCID record for Jennifer A. Jackson. (2023) Gray whale detection in satellite imagery using deep learning. Remote Sensing for Ecology and Conservation, 9. 12 pp. 10.1002/rse2.352
Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell, Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Shpak, Olga. (2023) Satellite image survey of beluga whales in the southern Kara Sea. Marine Mammal Science, 39. 11 pp. 10.1111/mms.13044
Khan, Christin B., Goetz, Kimberly T., Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Robinson, Caleb, Murnane, Erin, Aldrich, Tyler, Sackett, Meredith, Clarke, Penny J. ORCID record for Penny J. Clarke, LaRue, Michelle A., White, Timothy, Leonard, Kathleen, Ortiz, Anthony, Lavista Ferres, Juan M.. (2023) A biologist’s guide to the galaxy: Leveraging artificial intelligence and very high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor marine mammals from space. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11. 30 pp. 10.3390/jmse11030595
Cubaynes, Hannah Charlotte ORCID record for Hannah Charlotte Cubaynes, Clarke, Penny Joanna ORCID record for Penny Joanna Clarke, Goetz, Kimberly Thea, Tyler, Aldrich, Fretwell, Peter Thomas ORCID record for Peter Thomas Fretwell, Leonard, Kathleen Elise, Khan, Christin Brangwynne. (2023) Annotating very high-resolution satellite imagery: A whale case study. MethodsX, 10. 10 pp. 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102040
2022
Cubaynes, Hannah ORCID record for Hannah Cubaynes, Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Peter Fretwell. (2022) Whales from space dataset, an annotated satellite image dataset of whales for training machine learning models. Scientific Data, 9. 10.1038/s41597-022-01377-4
2021
Clarke, Penny J. ORCID record for Penny J. Clarke, Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Stockin, Karen A., Olavarría, Carlos, de Vos, Asha, Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell, Jackson, Jennifer A. ORCID record for Jennifer A. Jackson. (2021) Cetacean strandings from space: Challenges and opportunities of very high resolution satellites for the remote monitoring of cetacean mass strandings. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. 18 pp. 10.3389/fmars.2021.650735
Höschle, Caroline, Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Clarke, Penny J. ORCID record for Penny J. Clarke, Humphries, Grant, Borowicz, Alex. (2021) The potential of satellite imagery for surveying whales. Sensors, 21. 6 pp. 10.3390/s21030963
2020
Bamford, C.C.G. ORCID record for C.C.G. Bamford, Kelly, N., Dalla Rosa, L., Cade, D.E., Fretwell, P.T. ORCID record for P.T. Fretwell, Trathan, P.N. ORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Cubaynes, H.C. ORCID record for H.C. Cubaynes, Mesquita, A.F.C., Gerrish, L. ORCID record for L. Gerrish, Friedlaender, A.S., Jackson, J.A. ORCID record for J.A. Jackson. (2020) A comparison of baleen whale density estimates derived from overlapping satellite imagery and a shipborne survey. Scientific Reports, 10. 12 pp. 10.1038/s41598-020-69887-y
Cubaynes, Hannah Charlotte ORCID record for Hannah Charlotte Cubaynes. (2020) Whales from space: Assessing the feasibility of using satellite imagery to monitor whales. University of Cambridge, PhD thesis
Cubaynes, Hannah C. ORCID record for Hannah C. Cubaynes, Rees, W. Gareth, Jackson, Jennifer A. ORCID record for Jennifer A. Jackson, Moore, Michael, Sformo, Todd L., McLellan, William A., Niemeyer, Misty E., George, John C., van der Hoop, Julie, Forcada, Jaume ORCID record for Jaume Forcada, Trathan, Phil ORCID record for Phil Trathan, Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell. (2020) Spectral reflectance of whale skin above the sea surface: a proposed measurement protocol. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 13 pp. 10.1002/rse2.155
2019
Cubaynes, Hannah ORCID record for Hannah Cubaynes, Fretwell, Peter ORCID record for Peter Fretwell, Bamford, Connor ORCID record for Connor Bamford, Gerrish, Laura ORCID record for Laura Gerrish, Jackson, Jennifer ORCID record for Jennifer Jackson. (2019) Whales from space: Four mysticete species described using new VHR satellite imagery. Marine Mammal Science, 35. 466-491. 10.1111/mms.12544
2023
BAS shortlisted for NERC’s 2023 Impact Awards
News 18 October, 2023
‘Walrus detectives’ sought for conservation science
News 16 January, 2023
2022
Calling for ‘Walrus Detectives’ on World Walrus Day
News 24 November, 2022
Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrus
News 13 July, 2022
Whale images aid crucial research
News 8 June, 2022
2021
Space technology and artificial intelligence to monitor whale mass stranding events
News 18 November, 2021
WALRUS FROM SPACE: Animal spotters wanted to join mass survey!
News 14 October, 2021
Using AI to track whales from space
News 4 February, 2021
2018
Watching whales from space
News 1 November, 2018