SEAVIS
The sea bed under video surveillance
Claus Melvad
(Aarhus University)
Using a high-speed robot to map underwater biomass in favor of more environmentally friendly trawling practices when harvesting blue mussels.
R&D at the crossroads of science and industry
Claus Melvad has taken up the challenge of building more bridges between university research and the Danish economy. Specialized in mechatronics engineering, this professor at Aarhus University department of engineering is leading the SEAVIS project. At the crossroads of science and industry, SEAVIS is working on deploying an underwater robot, developed as part of a student project on Arctic climate research, to map underwater biomass.
This manta ray-like underwater vehicle, designed to be towed at speeds of up to 10 knots, combines optical cameras and artificial intelligence algorithms to produce images of the seabed to identify the population size/m2 of shellfish that inhabit it. Through the definition of quotas that take into account the reality on the ground and avoid premature harvesting, this SEAVIS R&D project aims to preserve underwater biodiversity while optimizing the economic performance of trawl fishing
“Beyond the eco-responsible trawling of blue mussels, this seabed visualization project is of interest to biologists, archaeologists, geologists, researchers specializing in marine waste recovery, as well as the police and the military.”
Discover other solutions
See all the solutions