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                    pp. 823-830 S&M1817 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2019.2151 Published: March 19, 2019 A Study of Bottom-sediment Classification System Using Seabed Images [PDF] Jun Kitagawa, Koichiro Enomoto, Masashi Toda, Koji Miyoshi, and Yasuhiro Kuwahara (Received October 8, 2018; Accepted January 16, 2019) Keywords: scallop, marine resources, seabed image, bottom sediment, convolutional neural network 
                        In this study, we propose a bottom-sediment classification system using seabed images.  Seabed videos using a digital video (DV) camera were taken for a fishery-resource survey in the scatter scallop fishing grounds in Hokkaido, Japan.  Scatter scallop fishing is a method of waiting for naturally growing young shells on the seabed.  We acquired about 0.02 km2 of seabed videos in 2015 in Monbetsu.  We cannot survey as wide a range using the DV camera as we can using sonar; however, we can obtain high-resolution 75 × 42 cm2 seabed images.  We can classify bottom sediment in a narrower range than bottom-sediment classification methods using sonar.  Our research aims to classify the following four types of bottom sediment: sand, ballast, gravel, and shell bank.  The bottom sediment affects the growth of scallops and the survival rate of young shells.  Therefore, understanding the undersea environment is important.  In this study, we used a convolutional neural network (CNN) for the bottom-sediment classification from seabed images.  Using CNN enables automatic and high-speed classification.  This experiment showed average accuracies of about 95% for three types of bottom sediment and 76.5% for the fourth type (gravel).  Moreover, we created a fishing-ground map based on the bottom sediment for visualizing the seabed environment.Corresponding author: Jun Kitagawa   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Cite this article Jun Kitagawa, Koichiro Enomoto, Masashi Toda, Koji Miyoshi, and Yasuhiro Kuwahara, A Study of Bottom-sediment Classification System Using Seabed Images, Sens. Mater., Vol. 31, No. 3, 2019, p. 823-830. |