A collaborative and near-comprehensive North Pacific humpback whale photo-ID dataset.

ABSTRACT: We present an ocean-basin-scale dataset that includes tail fluke photographic identification (photo-ID) and encounter data for most living individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the North Pacific Ocean. The dataset was built through a broad collaboration combining 39 separate curated photo-ID catalogs, supplemented with community science data. Data from throughout the North Pacific were aggregated into 13 regions, including six breeding regions, six feeding regions, and one migratory corridor. All images were compared with minimal pre-processing using a recently developed image recognition algorithm based on machine learning through artificial intelligence; this system is capable of rapidly detecting matches between individuals with an estimated 97-99% accuracy. For the 200

SUBMITTER: Cheeseman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290149 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature