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8 Science Manual – Using Video Images for Fisheries Monitoring
Table 2.2: System details
System Comments
System 1
• Single underwater sideways camera
• Light panel on bed of pass/downslope
• Desktop PC with DVR card (mains
version)
OR
• Mini-ITX PC with DVR card (12v version)
• Recommended software: Fishtick
System 2
• Two underwater sideways cameras
opposite each other
• Light panel on bed of pass/downslope
• Desktop PC with DVR card
• Recommended software: Fishtick
OR
• Mini-ITX PC with DVR card (12v version)
• Recommended software: Fishtick
System 3
• Single underwater sideways camera
• Light panel on side of pass opposite
camera
• Desktop PC with DVR card (mains
version)
OR
• Mini-ITX PC with DVR card (12v version)
• Recommended software: Fishtick or
DVMD
• The silhouette image obtained from this
lighting and camera arrangement may not
provide enough information to identify fish
to species level, depending on the species
found in the area.
System 4
• Multiple (up to four) sideways cameras,
one stacked on same side of pass
• Light panels on side of pass opposite
cameras
• Desktop PC with DVR card
• Recommended software: Fishtick
• The silhouette image obtained from this
lighting and camera arrangement may not
provide enough information to identify fish
to species level, depending on the species
found in the area.
• Sizing only feasible if you are able to
position markers within the camera field of
view ( Section 2.1.2)
System 5
• Single underwater sideways camera
• White board on bed of pass
• Overhead lamp (infrared or white light)
• Desktop PC with DVR card (mains
version)
OR
• Mini-ITX PC with DVR card (12v version)
• Recommended software: Fishtick