Is AI currently capable of identifying wild oysters? A comparison of human annotators against the AI model, ODYSSEE

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.03108v1
• Date: Tue, 06 May 2025 02:01:27 GMT
• Title: Is AI currently capable of identifying wild oysters? A comparison of human annotators against the AI model, ODYSSEE
• Authors: Brendan Campbell, Alan Williams, Kleio Baxevani, Alyssa Campbell, Rushabh Dhoke, Rileigh E. Hudock, Xiaomin Lin, Vivek Mange, Bernhard Neuberger, Arjun Suresh, Alhim Vera, Arthur Trembanis, Herbert G. Tanner, Edward Hale,
• Abstract summary: The ODYSSEE model was developed to identify live oysters using video or images taken in the field of oyster reefs to assess abundance.<n>The validity of this model in identifying live oysters on a reef was compared to expert and non-expert annotators.<n>Although the model can make inferences significantly faster than expert and non-expert annotators, the model overpredicted the number of live oysters.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Oysters are ecologically and commercially important species that require frequent monitoring to track population demographics (e.g. abundance, growth, mortality). Current methods of monitoring oyster reefs often require destructive sampling methods and extensive manual effort. Therefore, they are suboptimal for small-scale or sensitive environments. A recent alternative, the ODYSSEE model, was developed to use deep learning techniques to identify live oysters using video or images taken in the field of oyster reefs to assess abundance. The validity of this model in identifying live oysters on a reef was compared to expert and non-expert annotators. In addition, we identified potential sources of prediction error. Although the model can make inferences significantly faster than expert and non-expert annotators (39.6 s, $2.34 \pm 0.61$ h, $4.50 \pm 1.46$ h, respectively), the model overpredicted the number of live oysters, achieving lower accuracy (63\%) in identifying live oysters compared to experts (74\%) and non-experts (75\%) alike. Image quality was an important factor in determining the accuracy of the model and the annotators. Better quality images improved human accuracy and worsened model accuracy. Although ODYSSEE was not sufficiently accurate, we anticipate that future training on higher-quality images, utilizing additional live imagery, and incorporating additional annotation training classes will greatly improve the model's predictive power based on the results of this analysis. Future research should address methods that improve the detection of living vs. dead oysters.

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