Marine Species Identification by Underwater Photography

ProEnvironment Promediu

Cristin Borda¹ 

[1] University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca

关键词: photography;    underwater;    marine species;    identification;    scuba diving;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Bioflux SRL

【 摘 要 】

Underwater photography is important for most underwater experiments. One way to take such pictures is by scuba diving. In this study 197 underwater photographs were taken by 21 dives in 6 Black Sea dive sites. Maximum depths of the dives were between 4 and 18.5 meters. A Nikon Coolpix S510 camera was used for underwater photography, with Fantasea FS 500 waterproof housing and no strobe. After studying a total of 175 properly taken photographs, 20 species of Kingdom Animalia were identified. In conclusion, underwater photography is a useful tool for marine species identification and may complement scuba diving visual census.

【 授权许可】

CC BY