Contributors: Modèles et algorithmes pour l’intelligence artificielle (MAASAI); Inria Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée (CRISAM); Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Laboratoire Jean Alexandre Dieudonné (LJAD); Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Scalable and Pervasive softwARe and Knowledge Systems (Laboratoire I3S - SPARKS); Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signaux, et Systèmes de Sophia Antipolis (I3S); Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signaux, et Systèmes de Sophia Antipolis (I3S); Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Laboratoire Jean Alexandre Dieudonné (LJAD); Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA); Scalable and Pervasive softwARe and Knowledge Systems (Laboratoire I3S - SPARKS); Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA); Ecology and Conservation Science for Sustainable Seas (ECOSEAS); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA); projects RECIF and FishHealth funded by FEAMPA (Fonds européen pour les affaires maritimes, la pêche et l'aquaculture); ANR-15-IDEX-0001,UCA JEDI,Idex UCA JEDI(2015); ANR-19-P3IA-0002,3IA@cote d'azur,3IA Côte d'Azur(2019)
نبذة مختصرة : International audience ; Assessing underwater biodiversity is labour-intensive and costly, but is crucial for measuring the extent of the decline in local fish stock. In most cases, Underwater Visual Census (UVC) is the preferred method, however this can be costly in terms of human effort and is limited by meteorological and logistical factors. Advances in technology allows the utilisation of more autonomous video recording methods (i.e. Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV)) which addresses these limitations. This study used a transect-wise UVC coupled with diver operated videos (DOV). For the video analysis, a comprehensive fully automated pipeline was developed to extract frames from DOV and perform colour correction. This pipeline integrates a YOLO-based model to detect 20 Mediterranean fish species and validate the presence or absence of each species within individual transects. This study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using video-based methods for UVC with minimal human-input. The result of automated video analysis were in agreement with manual video counting, validating the autonomous and bias-free procedure for video assessment. In conclusion, utilising a minimal-human-input video method liberates the data acquisition from limiting factors (i.e. meteorological and logistical) and automation of this video analysis significantly reduces the labour and time required. For future fieldwork campaigns, the video data collection protocol needs to be modified to better resemble traditional UVC and enhance this acquisition method.
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