Al 'finprinting' IDs sharks

• Autores: Chris Baraniuk
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3095, 2016, pág. 24
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Great white sharks migrate over huge distances, making it tricky to track individuals through the seasons. Now, a project hopes to automate their identification from photographs of their fins. The technique, known as "finprinting", uses the unique contours of a shark's dorsal fin as a biometric. Researchers have scrutinized fins to identify sharks for years, sometimes using software to help, but the new project aims to make the whole process automatic