From underwater images to reef health. 🌊

We are exploring how AI-assisted image analysis can help process photoquadrats from the Aegean's rocky #reefs and translate benthic community data into ecological status assessments.

#MarineEcology #AI #MarineMonitoring #Reef-EBQI #EcologicalStatus 🌍🌐🧪

🌊 CaRe-GR is surveying rocky #reefs across the Ionian Sea! Using the #ECOfast protocol plus baited cameras & hydrophones, we're assessing biodiversity and linking underwater sounds to the species producing them. First stops: Parga, Corfu & Paxos. 🇬🇷 #CaReGR #MarineScience #BRUV #EcologicalStatus

🌊 First #CaRe-GR survey completed on Chios Island! Using the #ECOfast protocol, we assessed rocky #reefs around the island, documenting #InvasiveSpecies and ghost nets as main pressures. More surveys across Greece coming soon! 🇬🇷 #CaReGR #MarineScience #Conservation #EcologicalStatus

🌊 #CaRe-GR will use #ECOfast, a rapid ecosystem-based method to assess the #EcologicalStatus of Greece's rocky #reefs by integrating fish, macroalgae & invertebrates. A powerful tool for science-based conservation. 📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

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