Regulatory compliance demands precision and speed
At hydropower facilities, accurately monitoring fish passage is a regulatory requirement. Agencies including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and NOAA demand precise fish counts, species identification, and passage timing data, often continuously, across multiple facilities.
Traditional methods require staff to watch hours of footage manually. An approach that is expensive, slow, inconsistent, and increasingly inadequate as facilities scale. MarineSitu replaces manual review with AI-driven automation that delivers faster, more reliable results.
What the system delivers
Real-time species classification
AI models trained on site-specific data detect and classify fish by species as they pass, producing counts that agree with manual methods at over 95% accuracy.
Custom compliance dashboards
Passage data is automatically organized into dashboards tailored to regulatory requirements, reducing reporting preparation time to a fraction of what manual methods require.
High-resolution, long-term hardware
MarineSitu cameras are designed for year-round deployment in flowing water environments: low maintenance, high-resolution, and built for unattended continuous operation.
Site-specific model refinement
Initial deployment dedicates time to training models on site-specific passage conditions, ensuring AI counts match manual counts before transitioning to automated operation.
Partner software compatible
Integrates with partner counting platforms and established workflows, including direct integration with BlueFish for facilities already using Spheros systems.
Responsive technical team
Fast issue resolution during the AI transition period. The consistent feedback from partners is that MarineSitu's responsiveness is what makes adoption work in practice.
From tedious to turnkey. Spheros Environmental
Spheros Environmental (formerly Four Peaks) sought to automate fish passage monitoring and eliminate the inefficiencies of manual review while maintaining strict regulatory compliance. MarineSitu's AI-driven system delivered fish passage counts with over 95% accuracy, reducing review time by 92%.
"Using our BlueFish system (which comprises Spheros counting software integrated with MarineSitu's camera) it takes roughly 20 minutes a day to review 16 hours of fish passage."
Samuel Haffey, Principal Engineer, Spheros EnvironmentalAutomate your monitoring
Whether you're a hydropower facility, environmental consulting firm, or regulatory agency, MarineSitu can design a fish passage monitoring system for your specific passage type, species mix, and reporting requirements.
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