Projects

MSU Award Number

361480-191001-021000

Current NGI File Number

21-NGI4-13

Associated MSU Award or NGI File Numbers

20-NGI3-110, 20-NGI3-126 (361457-191001-021000)

Start Date

10/1/2020

End Date

2022-9-30 0:0:0

Project Status

Active

Award Amount

$1,129,337.00

Project Title

Develop Innovative Sampling Technologies (Includes Phase 2)

PI Last Name

Ball

PI First Name

John

PI Affiliation

MSU

Co-PI Last Name

Moorhead

Co-PI First Name

Robert

Co-PI Affiliation

MSU

Research Theme

EM-DM

Funding Source

OAR

Project Description

Electronic monitoring (EM) as a sampling technology is being developed to help NOAA fisheries efficiently collect information on fish species, size, and catch events. Researchers are using EM hardware and software to improve the NOAA electronic logbook (eLog). They have built several hardware test structures, developed and analyzed subject area specific machine learning algorithms, prototyped EM hardware, and evaluated EM software systems. They supplied information to NOAA NMFS on data requirements for use of the Google Cloud Platform and the NMFS National Image Library Initiative. The prototype hardware (cameras, computers, etc.) will be installed on a NOAA survey vessel, after which data will be collected and annotated. They are also working with Mote Marine Laboratory on a shark species identification pilot project.