According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between 1974 and 2017, the proportion of fish stocks found at biologically sustainable levels dropped from 90% to about 65,8%, on average worldwide. At the same time, globally, between 1976 and 2018, the value of fish exports increased from 7,8 billion dollars to about 164 billion dollars. This increase in the value and demand for fishing makes inspection even more necessary, because from illegal fishing, the products generated by it reach the foreign market, harming local markets, increasing the risk of poverty. According to Telesetsky(2015), the value generated by INN fishing is somewhere between 10 billion and 23,5 billion dollars per year, based on a US estimate in 2011.
INN Fishing is an acronym for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Where in illegal fishing is the act of fishing using illegal means or places of preservation/prohibited, fishing does not declare is the act of fishing without proper declaration of the means used, fishing locations and information relevant to the law, unregulated fishing it concerns fishing done in places with no fishing regulation, where there is no fishing control.
Currently, Brazil does not have concrete data on fisheries in general, as one of the last reports on this was issued in 2011. This ends up blinding, statistically, both the fishing community, as well as environmentalists and entities that protect the aquifer ecosystem. Along with the lack of information, we have an ineffectiveness in preventing IUU fishing, given the vast extension of the Brazilian coast, which allows the practice in preservation areas, which are prohibited for fishing for various reasons. In some places, the environmental military police already use drones to prevent this practice, however, their monitoring depends on an agent monitoring this inspection, which ends up reducing the effectiveness and practicality of monitoring. With this in mind, to help monitor and prevent illegal fishing, an application based on Python, Machine Learning and Image Processing was developed, where, from a video coming from a drone, we can identify and demarcate the presence of a vessel in a prohibited and/or monitored area, generating a report with the image of the vessel and information about its encounter for analysis by the responsible authorities. For the development of this project, databases relating to different images of vessels and water bodies of different types were used, representing what a vessel is and what it is not, for the training of artificial intelligence. Using artificial intelligence to screen static images, detecting vessels in test images. After screening, the report generator is developed, using the ReportLab library to manage the pdf files, where a function is created that is called after the detection of vessels by screening, generating a report with the image of the detected vessel. To carry out a detection and tracking, in the image, of a vessel, OpenCV was used, demarcating in the image where the vessel is. The results obtained so far show that the programmed functions perform their tasks, the artificial intelligence, together with the screening, present an accuracy of 97%, generating a report with the image detected by the screening. As for detection, tracking and demarcation by OpenCV, it performs its function, being able to demarcate more than one vessel in an image. For the future of the project, the implementation of automation of drones is planned, so that the system can carry out the inspection in a complete and autonomous way, facilitating and assisting in the inspection, monitoring and preservation of protected areas against fishing..
Great job
We need young people who develop projects to minimize the problems caused in nature. So that in the future we have a better world. Congratulations.
Great work, which will certainly help to solve serious problems faced by humanity, which disrespects nature and the environment. Congratulations Eduardo.
Congratulations great project go ahead
Beautiful design. Congratulations! For younger people like you!
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Very good, fishing needs regulated monitoring to protect the environment and not fall into the hands of people from other countries who have an eye on the riches of our country, and fishing is one of them!
Very good Eduardo! Congratulations on your dedication and competence…keep it up!
EXCELLENT PROPOSAL
Great job!! It will be an excellent contribution to minimizing the impacts caused to the populations of amateur fishermen, as fishing is often the only source of income and food for these families.
Congratulations on the project. Young protagonists in society.
I find it inspiring to see young people so committed and dedicated to preserving the ecosystem that makes up our beloved planet. Congratulations Eduardo, stay in love with what you are dedicated to.
Congratulations, what a show of your work, we need more people who fight for the environment.
A research and development work to obtain control of paramount importance, which reflects on the ecosystem, in the entire nature of the planet. That resources be recognized and invested for the continuity of this project.
Beautiful project my boy!!! Success
proud of you
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Show! Excellent work 👏🏻
Very interesting.
we have to have control
Taking care will not be lacking.
Very good and interesting work! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!!! a great project
Excellent work is the use of technology in favor of the environment. Congratulations.
Project of paramount importance.
Excellent job!! Congratulations
Very good work. Congratulations.
Congratulations! Very good initiative! It will certainly go a long way towards minimizing the damage caused by man! Preserve today to secure the future!
Congratulations on your work, Godoi! proud of you
Excellent proposal for caring for the environment. We need people concerned and involved with a better world! Congratulations, great job!
Nice work with its environmental relevance...
Excellent project, congratulations on the construction 💪
very good manito
I loved it!! Very relevant proposal! We need more projects that are concerned with environmental issues.
Beautiful work.
Register this work with the competent bodies as an author!!!
Congratulations! !! Great job.
Excellent project and great presentation!
Congratulations son!
Congratulations on your research. Multidisciplinary subject, fundamental for the current moment, where the economy and the environment need attention.
Congratulations!! great job!
Congratulations, Eduardo.
We need projects that are concerned with the environment, as there is also the “human environment”.
Without that protection, worry, we are doomed to a painful extinction.
Once again, Congratulations! Success!
The planet needs attitudes of care and preservation. Rivers, lakes and seas are grateful for the respect that is in what you are directing to nature.
Congratulations!!!
Globalization is in the attitude of preserving nature.
Stay firm Eduardo!
Congratulations, for the work!!
Good luck with the review!
Congratulations! Cheering for the project to move forward and so that it can have a positive impact on fighting illegal fishing.
Congratulations on the project, my friend! I'm sure your research will contribute a lot to the prevention of illegal fishing.
Excellent project, great ideas for our descendants to have a better future.
Amazing work!