Is the use of deep learning an appropriate means to locate debris in the ocean without harming aquatic wildlife?

Moorton, Zoe, Kurt, Zeyneb and Woo, Wai Lok (2022) Is the use of deep learning an appropriate means to locate debris in the ocean without harming aquatic wildlife? Marine Pollution Bulletin, 181. p. 113853. ISSN 0025-326X

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Abstract

With the global issue of marine debris ever expanding, it is imperative that the technology industry steps in. The aim is to find if deep learning can successfully distinguish between marine life and synthetic debris underwater. This study assesses whether we could safely clean up our oceans with Artificial Intelligence without disrupting the delicate balance of aquatic ecosystems.

Our research compares a simple convolutional neural network with a VGG-16 model using an original database of 1644 underwater images and a binary classification to sort synthetic material from aquatic life. Our results show first insights to safely distinguishing between debris and life.

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