Brown Bag Seminar, 12:00 PM in 1132 Jordan Hall

Speaker 1 – Susanna Thorbjørnsen, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

Seminar Title – Personality of sea trout – and why it matters

Abstract – In many species, individuals behave in a consistent way through their life instead of always adapting to the environment. We are often talking about bold and shy phenotypes. What is the advantage of this? And does it hold also for sea trout? Using acoustic telemetry, we tracked > 100 sea trout in the river and ocean to learn about their behaviour, and also if this anadromous species can receive protection from a relatively small marine reserve.
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Speaker 2 –  David Poling, University of Agder/ Havforskningsinstitutet Flødevigen, Department of Natural Sciences, Centre for Coastal Research (CCR)

Seminar Title– Tackling the AI craze – practical applications and concerns in marine ecology

Abstract – Finding uses for artificial intelligence has been a focus of many research domains in recent years. For groups using remote sensing in their work, such as baited cameras for studying fish or imaging flow cytometers for microalgae, AI has allowed for challenges with large datasets to be looked at in a new light and new research questions to be explored. At the same time, the best ways to include these technologies in our workflows is still up for debate and may come with various ethical concerns. For this presentation, I will give an overview of my own involvement in deep learning in marine ecology and present some ideas on how to get the most out of these technologies with the wellbeing of marine science in mind.