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However, the efforts and commitment have not been in vain, since we are witnessing constant and exponential advancement in the study of these animals, thanks to technological progress in numerous fields. These include miniaturization and performance of biologger tags, which are equipped with sensors for measuring physiological parameters, hydrophones, accelerometers, time\u2010depth records and spatial locations; the use of high throughput \u2018Next Generation\u2019 Sequencing to gain genetic information about communities and individual species from nucleic acids in environmental samples at miniscule concentrations; through, to the possibility of monitoring species with autonomous aerial and underwater vehicles. In parallel advances in computing and statistical modelling frameworks support the analysis of increasingly large and complex data sets. In this issue, O'Mahony et\u00a0al.\u00a0(2024) draw from at least two of these innovations: (a) the collection of biological material retrieved from large whales' blows using a modified drone and (b) the use of the samples to infer a wide spectrum of genetic information (both nuclear and mitochondrial) about the target animal\/population. The methodology is not completely novel, but the study shows an impressive advancement in the amount of data obtained compared to preceding studies using the same approach. In the wake of these promising results, future perspectives are evaluated in relation to alternative sampling methodologies currently in use. 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