Examples of organisms imaged by high frequency side scan sonar

Figure 3. Examples of organisms imaged by high frequency side scan sonar. Even jellyfish and crabs can be imaged using an AUV. The side scan sonar image contains enough information for the human brain, or a trained neural network program, to recognize these fuzzy images. Image courtesy of Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies expedition.

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