SEALNET: Facial recognition software for ecological studies of harbor seals

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Birenbaum, Zach, Do, Hieu, Horstmyer, Lauren, Orff, Hailey, Ingram, Krista, Ay, Ahmet
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Middle Bay; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8851; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.8851; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ece3.8851

Abstract Methods for long‐term monitoring of coastal species such as harbor seals ( Phoca vitulina ) are often costly, time‐consuming, and highly invasive, underscoring the need for improved techniques for data collection and analysis. Here, we propose the use of automated facial recognition technol...