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Tasmanian scientists use AI to track individual lobsters

Scientists at the University of Tasmania have built AI that recognises individual southern rock lobsters from their shell features. A smartphone photo either matches a lobster already in the database or adds a new one. The tool has picked out a lobster three years on, even under barnacles and algae. Exporter Michael Blake hopes it will help Tasmanian lobsters reach new markets, including the European Union.

Why it matters: If you run a seafood business, proof of origin could become a selling point. The scientists are still developing the tool for processors and fishers, so it isn't yet a ready-made product.

Source: ABC News