Annotating the Deep Sea

Our knowledge of deep-sea biodiversity has mostly been gathered using specialized gear and oceanographic vessels, yet most of the abyss remains unexplored. The Census of Marine Life concluded that the deep ocean is vastly under-represented in their database.

Video systems connected to cabled ocean observatories are a technology, which can help researchers better document marine biodiversity. Examples of videos captured via the NEPTUNE Canada network are shown in this video.

To help curate this ever-growing video archive, annotation systems have been developed, which allow scientists and ocean enthusiasts throughout the world to help describe and document the video imagery. One of these systems, DigitalFishers, uses a game-like interface to engage members of the general public in viewing and annotating random 15-second video clips.

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Science & Technology

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• biodiversity

[xAnimeReporter]

Makes me real curious what kind of weird creatures live down where we cant see em :3