Thousands of fish behavior, automatic tracking technology?

Known as the Google Secret Lab, X (X) has developed Tidal, a technology that can automatically track and record the individual behavior of thousands of fish. This technology will help us understand what’s going on below sea level, which has been difficult for humans to grasp.

Among the plastics that have not been recycled, microscopic particles of 5 mm or less become microplastics, contaminating fish and hindering their growth. It is also pointed out that the coral reef bleaching has reached a level that cannot be restored to its original state. The problems surrounding the ocean are linked to human food and economy. But the problem is that people don’t know what’s going on below sea level. That’s why X developed Tidal, a technology that can automatically track and record fish behavior.

Tidal development team learned that for the past three years, the identification of healthy fish with aquaculture companies around the world has been performed visually after catching and is being selected by human hands. This work is time-consuming and cumbersome scanning is difficult. X has developed a machine perception tool that detects and interprets fish behavior in water that is invisible to humans.

Tidal tracks and monitors thousands of fish in water individually and records fish behavior, including feeding. At the same time, it is easy to understand how much food should be fed to collect environmental information such as water temperature and oxygen level, and from a cost perspective, it is helpful for farm management.

The development team said that after confirming the Tidal technology and learning more in the ocean, it plans to apply it to other fields and problems in cooperation with experts and organizations working on marine protection. Related information can be found here .