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Introducing the Myriax AM100 aquatic stereo-video measurement system

Posted on Friday, 4 December 2009 | Permalink

Myriax is proud to introduce its popular AM100 aquatic stereo-video measurement system to the scientific research community.

Developed by AQ1 Systems - Myriax Software's sister company which specializes in optical and acoustic sensor systems in aquaculture - the AM100 is well established in the aquaculture industry and is now being adopted by fisheries researchers.

Features and benefits of the AM100

Rapid, non-invasive identification, measurement and counting of any aquatic organism via two super-high-resolution digital GigE video cameras. Images are recorded onto a ruggedized laptop through CAT-5 cable and processed using the AM100 measurement software.
Flexible sizing of objects via the creation of either single or multiple point-to-point measurements. These measurements can be either compared directly or used to model additional morphometric variables such as mass or surface area.
Count objects moving past a fixed point; great for mobile organisms or in ecological time-related density analysis.
Achieve unsurpassed measurement accuracy of 1-2% of measured length up to 8 m from the cameras.
Tailor the system to your needs. Discuss your specific hardware requirements with our engineers, or use the AM100 software in concert with your existing stereo-camera setup.

Applications

The AM100 incorporates world-leading stereo-camera measurement technology in use by aquatic researchers around the world. These include:

While the AM100 was originally developed to help regulatory authorities assess the biomass of Bluefin tuna being transferred into tuna farms, the system is now gaining popularity in a variety of aquatic research projects. These include studies of benthic flora assemblages and studies for fish species identification, abundance and sizes on artificial reefs.

Baited-camera studies and analysis of fish around FADs would be natural extensions for this cutting-edge system.