Underwater survey camera detecting crab on the seafloor

Estimate crab populations from video data

We turn the underwater survey video you already collect into crab abundance estimates — fast enough to act on, and reviewable against the original footage.

How it works

Video

Underwater video input

Detect

Neural network detects and counts crab

Review

Expert verifies detections

Estimate

Population estimate and metrics

Counting crab by hand doesn't scale

01 — Labor

Labor-intensive

Trap and dive surveys are counted one trap, one transect at a time. Covering more ground means more people, not a faster process.

02 — Turnaround

Slow to turn around

By the time footage is logged and manually reviewed, the count is already out of date for the decision it was meant to inform.

03 — Auditability

Hard to double-check

Once a tally is submitted, there's usually no easy way to go back and verify it against the original footage.

Who this is for

Fisheries managers

Need current population numbers to set or defend a quota.

Research & Institutions

Running stock estimates.

Harvesters & aquaculture operators

Tracking crab numbers on their own grounds.

Working on a crab survey?
Let's talk.

info@deepoculus.ca