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Laura Mannocci

@mannoccil.bsky.social

Conservation ecologist studying marine megafauna from the air

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Finally got to see our VTOL drone up in the sky! Successful training session with @regishocde.bsky.social @ird-fr.bsky.social and AndrΓ© Anglade @cnrs.fr

Next step will be to fly it over the sea and look for marine megafauna

SMART-WING project anr.fr/Projet-ANR-2...

17.01.2026 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A training on β€˜Drone image analysis for megafauna studies’ was held by Dr @mannoccil.bsky.social #MARBEC @ird-fr.bsky.social at #PoliteknikKPSorong within the 26th anniversary event of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) @ijlselamat.bsky.social #megafauna #internationalcollaboration

26.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@ijl_selamat on Instagram: "Episode 3 – IJL SELAMAT expedition in #NorthSulawesi including the remote and outer islands as #Sangihe_Island in November 2025 with @sistembiota.brin, MARBEC @ird_fr & @ya... 2 likes, 0 comments - ijl_selamat on November 19, 2025: "Episode 3 – IJL SELAMAT expedition in #NorthSulawesi including the remote and outer islands as #Sangihe_Island in November 2025 with @sistembio...

Episode 3 bis – IJL SELAMAT expedition in #NorthSulawesi including remote & outer islands as #Sangihe_Island in November 2025 with Sistem Biota BRIN MARBEC @ird-fr.bsky.social & Yapeka NGO

#sentinelspecies #marinebiodiversity #Echinodermata #eDNA #megafauna #dugong www.instagram.com/reel/DRO5sAK...

19.11.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Negeri Dugong on Instagram: "The collaboration between BRIN, IRD, and YAPEKA has successfully completed the field activities of the IJL-SELAMAT Marine Research Expedition in the waters of Sangihe, Nor... The IJL-SELAMAT Marine Research Expedition has successfully completed its field activities in Sangihe, North Sulawesi. Using drone technology and environmental DNA analysis, the team has collected com...

Episode 3 – IJL SELAMAT expedition in #NorthSulawesi #Sangihe_Island October 2025 with PR Sistem Biota #BRIN @ird-fr.bsky.social & YapekaNGO

#sentinelspecies #sentinelecosystem #RisetLaut #BiodiversitasLaut #Echinodermata #eDNA #KolaborasiIlmiah #ScienceForOcean

www.instagram.com/reel/DRHqR7P...

18.11.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episode 2 – IJL SELAMAT expedition in #westpapua, October 2025, with Pusat Riset Sistem Biota #BRIN Politeknik KP Sorong @ird-fr.bsky.social
#sentinelspecies #sentinelecosystem #RisetLaut #BiodiversitasLaut #Echinodermata #eDNA #KolaborasiIlmiah #ScienceForOcean

www.instagram.com/reel/DQvZIsa...

18.11.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨New paper published in @RSECJournal

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πŸ“·First study assessing #dugong body condition across the Indo-Pacific using #drone footage

Dugongs from larger populations were 'fatter'

Led by @marbec @ird_fr in partnership with @SelamatIJL

01.07.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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In this paper just out in Aquatic Conservation, we define spatial prioritization scenarios for the protection of endangered #dugongs in #NewCaledonia
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Led by @umrMARBEC @MannocciL in collaboration with @UMREntropie
Funded by @MSCActions

26.08.2024 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So grateful for having the chance to be part of this work - Great leadership by colleague and friend @TomLetessier1 Congrats !!

29.02.2024 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to apply AI for the automated census of marine megafauna? This was the topic of my seminar at RCO-@brin_indonesia in the framework of @SelamatIJL. Thanks to Pak Udhi @brin_indonesia, @t_goubier @IFI_Indonesia, JL LePennec @ird_fr for opening speeches and to all participants!

30.05.2023 11:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not even one year working for @ird_fr @umrMARBEC and I had the chance to co-lead fieldwork on #dugongs and other #megafauna in West Papua with amazing colleagues @rizkindk @ach_sahri @RegisHocde

19.05.2023 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So glad about our successfully completed joint French-Indonesian fieldwork on megafauna in West Papua under the umbrella of @SelamatIJL

19.05.2023 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our study used aerial surveys to monitor marine megafauna in and out of a MPA in New Caledonia - see our results below !
Congrats @HeudierM for this achievement !

13.02.2023 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's between amazing working with you on this one @TomLetessier1 ! Very happy to see it out🐳

09.02.2023 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to present some of my research on marine megafauna as part of the Marbec seminars next Thursday (in French)

29.11.2022 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very glad to be remotely part of this effort !

29.11.2022 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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