Method and system for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture
US11533893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/81
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, comprising the steps of: —submerging a camera (52) in a sea pen containing fish, the camera having a field of view; —capturing images of the fish with the camera (52); and—identifying external fish parasite on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized in that a target region within the field of view of the camera (52) is illuminated from above and below with light of different intensities and/or spectral compositions.
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