Detecting the presence-absence of bluefin tuna by automated analysis of medium-range sonars on fishing vessels.

This study presents a methodology for the automated analysis of commercial medium-range sonar signals for detecting presence/absence of bluefin tuna (Tunnus thynnus) in the Bay of Biscay. The approach uses image processing techniques to analyze sonar screenshots. For each sonar image we extracted me...

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Main Authors: Jon Uranga, Haritz Arrizabalaga, Guillermo Boyra, Maria Carmen Hernandez, Nicolas Goñi, Igor Arregui, Jose A Fernandes, Yosu Yurramendi, Josu Santiago
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5289564?pdf=render