Shark Bytes: Empowering Conservation through Artificial Intelligence
13 July, 2023
South Africa has an incredibly rich diversity of sharks, representing nearly a quarter of all known species, some found nowhere else on the planet.
Yet, around the world shark populations are under pressure and in some cases very little is known about the populations of certain species. In Cape Town one team of researchers is using cutting-edge artificial intelligence to help conserve these animals which have been on the planet for over 450 million years…
Reportage: Jason Boswell
BRUV-Footage: Cape RADD
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