Water pollution is a main concern for ports and coastal waters and so Port Environmental Management systems often require pollution monitoring. Computer vision offers an efficient tool for automated monitoring of waste in ...

This work introduces the Modular Open Data Infrastructure, an information system that leverages existing open-source tools and services into a unified software infrastructure for marine data management. It includes a ...

The strategic advancement of monitoring protocols relies on cabled marine observatories for obtaining real-time multiparametric biological and environmental data. The integration of docked mobile platforms, such as underwater ...

Creation and validation of an open-access digital repository for distinctive underwater sound signatures in shallow seas, emphasizing anthropic noise sources.

This article presents an online ROS-integrated YOLOv8-based sea urchin detector for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). In order to validate the performance of the system, a realistic simulation environment has been ...

In addition to the potential global impact of climate change on marine ecosystems, the extensive use of high-impact fishing methods is a primary catalyst for benthic biodiversity degradation in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

In the development of a novel bidirectional acoustic tag, choices have to be made regarding its usability and system characterization to rapid prototype and to get a test accessible system. It is important to approach the ...

The Italian RAISE project is dedicated to the development of innovation ecosystems in AI and robotics in Liguria. Specifically, Spoke 3 focuses on sustainable environmental technologies that integrate cutting-edge technologies, ...

Artificial Reefs (ARs) are human-made structures used also for marine ecosystem restoration, as they provide empty hard substrate to be colonized by benthic animals, such as mussels, and shelter for actively mobile animals, ...

This paper describes the mini free swimming robots implemented and improved to carry out the behavioural experiments with zebrafish and how the data was collected and analysed to measure stress in the behavioural responses ...

Inspection operations at fish farms are continuous and time-consuming tasks for operators. This task demands significant effort because it typically relies on divers, who are restricted by their limited underwater time and ...

The Platform for Long-lasting Observation of Marine Ecosystems (PLOME) project seeks to enhance communication capabilities for stand-alone seafloor platforms. A pivotal innovation within PLOME is the integration of pop-up ...

This study investigates alternative, cost-effective methods for the regeneration of Posidonia oceanica in degraded marine habitats by germinating posidonia seeds and cuttings onto solid substrates, exploiting the plant’s ...

Legged robots have achieved unprecedented performance in the terrestrial environment. The capability of legged agents to harness the contacts with the ground for locomotion, adapt their gait to negotiate regular terrains, ...

Sea wave observation have been traditionally very expansive, for this reason we have developed a prototype of low-cost do-it-yourself wave gauge. This device measures the bottom sea pressure and retrieve the wave parameters ...

Improving coordination and management of coastal observatories is essential to create effective observing networks. To this aim, the High-Frequency Radar (HFR) Online Outage Reporting Tool (HOORT) has been created to support ...

Cyanobacterial blooms are dynamic biological processes, harmful for the inhabitants and users of water resources, as they can produce highly toxic compounds. The automatic three-dimensional monitoring of waterbodies, ...

This study introduces a transformative approach in longline fisheries, employing YOLO v7 object detection algorithm for real-time, automated sizing of hake. We have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model based on ...

This paper introduces a novel framework for path planning and trajectory optimization for a tethered multi-robot system consisting of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The ...

The electrical power performance of a wave energy converter (WEC) has been standardised; however, recent interest in wave-driven desalinization systems (WDDS) has given rise to standard metrics to evaluate the performance ...

We present a spatial analysis of Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus through mosaics generated in the 2018 UnderWater Tele- Vision survey in Functional Units 3, 4, and 33. The aim is to assess the small-scale spatial ...

This paper addresses the laborious, time-consuming and error- prone process of generating ground truth data to perform instance segmentation of fish in their natural habitat. Our proposal is to use the Segment Anything ...

This work deals with the implementation and evaluation of two low-level motion controllers and two state observers in the Yellowfish Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) developed at Loyola Andalusia University. The main ...

Coastal upwelling has been extensively studied as it plays a critical role in the connectivity between offshore waters and coastal ecosystems, which has impacts on water quality, fisheries, and aquaculture production. ...