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Just spotted this unusual article about another use for digital cameras that is helping the environment. This new digital camera is actually being used to help fishermen to identify the species of fish they are catching so that they can throw back anything that is endangered species. Here are some excerpts from the article from Planet Ark
'A new camera could help save dwindling fish stocks by letting fishermen identify and free unwanted catch immediately after nets are hauled in, its Danish inventor said yesterday.
The camera takes a digital photograph of the catch which is then divided into a grid, allowing a computer to measure the shape and color of each fish in the grid. It needs one tenth of a second and identifies 98 percent of fish correctly.
By linking the camera to a sorting device aboard trawlers, fishermen can swiftly sort out unwanted fish, limiting the amount of discarded fish to around 25 percent, Andersen said.'
Posted by Darren in our News category on February 17, 2004