Many types of life live within the waters including fish, octopus, sea slugs, large amounts of kelp, and sharks that are not found anywhere else in the world. Among those sharks is an elusive type known as the puffadder shyshark. Yet the sharks are considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with their population in decline. The team developed a system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help safeguard the sharks. “And that’s what we’re trying to do here.”Watch the video at the top of this page to learn more about Cape RADD and Fin Spotter.

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Persons: Mike Barron, Dylan Irion, Shysharks, Mertens, Shutterstock “, ”, Barron, it’s, “, they’re, ” Irion Organizations: CNN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Research Locations: South Africa