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This research aims to enhance marine biodiversity monitoring through innovative technologies and methodologies.

March 21, 2026Open Access

ANERIS project: OBSEA's contribution to marine biodiversity monitoring

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This research aims to enhance marine biodiversity monitoring through innovative technologies and methodologies.
Integration of OBSEA with ANERIS project
Utilization of CytoSub and UVP6 imaging technologies
Implementation of Automatic Information Extraction Systems for phytoplankton and zooplankton
Development of software for real-time web data products.
Enhanced tools and technologies for monitoring marine life
Improved methodologies for biodiversity research and management
Operational Marine Biology concept introduced

Abstract

This article outlines the contribution of the Expandable Seafloor Observatory (OBSEA) from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) to the ANERIS project coordinated by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). The ANERIS project will serve to deal with the loss of marine biodiversity by creating tools and technologies for the monitoring, research and management of life, and by introducing the concept of Operational Marine Biology (OMB). OBSEA’s involvement in ANERIS is particularly focused on the integration of two innovative imaging technologies: the CytoSub and the UVP6, each of them included in the AIES-PHY (Automatic Information Extraction System for PHYtoplankton images) and AIES-ZOO (Automatic Information Extraction System for ZOOplankton images) in combination with dedicated software for real time WEB data products.

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