The FishCounter is a stereo-optic 3D camera system developed by Simsonar, a Finnish company that specializes in automated fish passage monitoring. The software uses the latest AI models to automatically identify and measure passing fish, and can be trained and customized to recognize local fish fauna. The FishCounter is best used in conjunction with a video tunnel and can be installed wherever migrating fish must swim through a designated fish passage structure, such as a weir or fish ladder.
The Simsonar FishCounter is currently supporting monitoring projects on the Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers and has been trained to identify many California Central Valley fish species, including Chinook salmon, O. mykiss (rainbow trout/steelhead), striped bass, Sacramento sucker, pikeminnow, carp, and others. The system is installed with remote connectivity, enabling real-time access to fish passage data, continuous monitoring of system performance, and automatic transmission of recorded footage to our data center. This also allows us to live-stream fish passages from anywhere and makes manual data downloads a thing of the past.
As Simsonar’s North America distributor and service partner, the FISHBIO team is trained in FishCounter installation, maintenance, and repair, as well as data QA/QC. We are also experienced in both floating and rigid weir fabrication and installation to accompany the system. With ongoing improvements in the accuracy and efficiency of artificial intelligence software, further integrating this technology into fisheries monitoring operations will greatly reduce the need to manually trap, count, and/or identify fish species.
Contact us to learn more about the Simsonar FishCounter.