System for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture

Abstract

A system for external fish parasite monitoring in aquaculture, the system comprising: —a camera (52) suitable to be submerged in a sea pen suitable for containing fish, the camera being arranged for capturing images of the fish; and —an electronic image processing system (86) configured for identifying external fish parasites on the fish by analyzing the captured images, characterized by a camera and lighting rig (10) having a vertical support member (14), an upper boom (16) articulated to a top end of the support member (14) and carrying an upper lighting array (22), a lower boom (18) articulated to a lower end of the support member (14) and carrying a lower lighting array (24), and a housing (20) attached to the support member and carrying the camera (52), wherein the upper and lower lighting arrays (22, 44) are configured to illuminate, from above and from below, a target region inside a field of view of the camera (52).

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