(stock photo) Not that close please. Drone flights should be kept above 30 m where they are unlikely to provoke disturbance among cetaceans.

Whales are bothered by drones getting too close

Drone footage of marine mammals helps us better understand their behaviour and social structure or simply provides us with some stunning footage we couldn't obtain otherwise. However, drones can also affect whales, dolphins and other mammals if flown too close.

So what is too close and what are safe distances?