Towards an open, underwater image repository (FathomNet) for automated detection and classification of midwater and benthic targets using machine learning

Kakani Katija1, Benjamin Woodward2, Brian Schlining3, Lonny Lundsten1, Kevin Barnard3,4 and Katherine Lynn Croff Bell5, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (2)CVision AI, United States, (3)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States, (4)Colorado School of Mines, United States, (5)Ocean Exploration Trust, Narragansett, RI, United States