Underwater camera system controller for aquaculture behavior observation

An underwater camera system comprising:

• a line on which the underwater camera system is mounted, wherein the line is detachably affixed to a feeder that provides feed for aquatic livestock;
• a sensor manager,
• one or more sensors that are managed by the sensor manager,
• a line navigation controller,
• a first actuator for controlling a distance between the feeder and the underwater camera system;
• and
• one or more processors that are configured to:
• determine to obtain sensor data using one or more of the sensors;
• obtain the sensor data;
• determine a distance of the underwater camera system from the feeder at which the underwater camera system is to be positioned beneath the feeder to obtain additional sensor data;
• and
• transmit a first message configured to instruct the first actuator to position the underwater camera system at the determined distance beneath the feeder.

One or more non-transitory computer storage media encoded with computer program instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a sensor manager of an underwater camera system that includes (i) a line on which the underwater camera system is mounted, the line detachably affixed to a feeder that provides feed for aquatic livestock, (ii) the sensor manager, (iii) one or more sensors that are managed by the sensor manager, (iv) a line navigation controller, and (v) a first actuator for controlling a distance between the feeder and the underwater camera system, to obtain sensor data using the one or more sensors;
• obtaining, by the one or more sensors of the underwater camera system, the sensor data;
• determining, by the line navigation controller, a distance of the underwater camera system from the feeder at which the underwater camera system is to be positioned beneath the feeder to obtain additional sensor data;
• and
• transmitting, by the line navigation controller, a first message configured to instruct the first actuator to position the underwater camera system at the determined distance beneath the feeder.