Irina S. Trukhanova

This paper develops a deep-learning pipeline for automated harbor seal detection and size-classification from drone imagery, showing high accuracy but variability in thermal vs. RGB performance.

The paper reanalyzes aerial survey data to produce spatially explicit estimates of ice-associated seal abundance in the western Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk, accounting for detection and classification errors.

The paper estimates abundance and distribution of ringed and bearded seals in the Chukchi Sea using aerial surveys and environmental data, finding higher densities in specific regions.