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Welcome to a new version of KSO with movies, updated species keys, extensive field guides, and teaching modules.
Our results are now presented at the Swedish national platform for subsea image analysis, SUBSIM.
Help us explore Sweden’s marine biodiversity by watching underwater video recordings
Learn moreWe have a new challenge for you, called “GobyTrack”. Here, we need your help to monitor the spread of an invasive fish along the Swedish coastline. In order to achieve this goal we need you to identify fish and crab species in our movies. One of these species is especially interesting – the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), a small, bottom dwelling fish that causes ecological havoc in Swedish waters. Your identifications will help us to train machine-learning algorithms which will then automatically search the water for this fish in the future. Your data will directly contribute to marine ecological research and ecosystem management in Sweden! How does that sound, interesting? Well, then let's get started and click the "Fish ID" button below. The "Tutorial" will guide you through the identification process.
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We are excited to bring you a new way to dive into Sweden's first marine national park. By classifying the underwater videos, you will get to see unique species and enable us to better understand the health of our marine ecosystems.
victoravAbout The Koster seafloor observatory
At the Koster seafloor observatory we want to know how climate change and human activities influence Sweden's marine ecosystems.
For the last 20 years, we have used Remotely Operated Vehicles and cameras to monitor the Kosterhavets National Park. A highly-diverse and unique marine reserve in the south of Sweden. Now, we need your help identifying the habitat, species, and presence of litter recorded in over 3,000 hours of underwater videos.
Your answers will allow us to filter out crucial information from the recordings and study how the fauna on the sea floor has changed in response to warmer waters, fishing activities, and changes in environmental protection.
Submerge yourself among large sponges, starfish, and cold-water corals to help us understand the health of the Koster's sea floor and how we can better protect it.
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