John Chisholm, adjunct scientist at New England Aquarium, recently told Boston 25 they are expecting more sharks this year as the seal population continues to grow.

A drone was used to count the number of seals along a stretch of the Norfolk coast in a pilot project by Natural England using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The organisation said the AI ...

When fishing gear, garbage or a balloon gets wrapped around a gray seal’s neck, it tightens as the marine mammal — which can exceed 800 pounds — grows and lead to significant injury or death.

John Chisholm, adjunct scientist at New England Aquarium, recently told Boston 25 they are expecting more sharks this year as the seal population continues to grow. More in U.S.

The drone can capture images from 110 metres above, minimising disturbance to the seals. A team from Natural England launched the drone over the beach at Winterton in December 2024 and used a type ...

A team from Natural England launched the drone over the beach at Winterton in December 2024 and used a type of AI called instance segmentation to detect individual seals automatically.

Gabriella Fasoli, Earth observation higher data scientist at Natural England, said: “The AI model detected over 8,500 seals while the volunteers on the ground counted 6,200.