Coral Conservation Project with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

If you have watched a film about Clownfish, you may notice that a lot of fishes and other marine life rely on coral reefs. Moreover, coral reefs serve as a “breakwater” to protect our coastline from erosion by waves. Yet, scientists have shown that at least 30% of coral reefs are already dead. If we do not start preserving, 90% of coral reefs will be dead by 2050.

To preserve the coral reefs, we can make use of AI (Artificial Intelligence), it will help us to locate, identify and observe coral reefs effectively. Yet, preservation can only be fully achieved through cooperation, we hope to educate the public and the next generation of the concept of preservation, as well as the necessary skills, so we invite you to join our workshop “Coral Conservation Project with Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, we are looking forward to seeing you!

Contact us at +852 5199 6126 for any questions

Date: August 28

Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Age: 12 yo or above

Course fee: HK$600 per participant, special offer HK$1000 For 1 Child + 1 Parent

Venue : WWF Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre(Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre, c/o 1/F, House 2A, Hoi Ha Village, Sai Kung, New Territories)

Preparations: Bring your own laptops/tablets and lunch (recommended to use reusable utensil)

Schedule:

09:00: Introduction of corals in Hong Kong and Hoi Ha Wan, WWF centre

09:30: Introduction of Coral Reef mapping robot

10:00: Go to the water and use the robot to map a designated area

12:00: Lunch(inside WWF centre)

13:00: Introduction of photogrammetry and AI

14:00: Make your own AI model (Teachable Machine)

16:00: Analysis and labelling of photos collected in the morning. Test of the AI

17:00: End.

Detail about Hoi Ha Marine Life Centre: https://www.wwf.org.hk/en/oceans/visit/

如果你看過一套和小丑魚有關的卡通，可能會知道很多海洋生物都居住在珊瑚礁。除此之外，珊瑚礁更加是保護海岸線，減少其被海浪侵蝕的防波堤。然而，科學家指出目前已有百分之30的珊瑚礁死亡，若人類不作出保育並停止破壞及污染活動，到2050年將會有百分之90的珊瑚礁死亡。

為了保育珊瑚礁，我們需要借助AI(人工智能)的幫助，讓我們有效地定位珊瑚礁及觀察其狀況。然而，保育不是一個人或一少部份人要做的事，我們希望將保育的觀念及技術帶給大眾及下一代，所以誠邀大家參加這個珊瑚礁保育工作坊。

Contact us at +852 5199 6126 for any questions

日期: 2021年8月28日

時間:上午9時至下午5時

年齡: 12歲或以上

費用: HK$600(每位), 特別優惠: 一位小童 + 一位家長 HK$1000

地點 : 海下灣海洋生物中心 (新界西貢海下村二號A一樓, 海下灣海洋生物中心)

事前準備: 請帶備平板電腦或手提電腦，請自備午餐(建議使用可循環再用餐具及食物盒)

日程:

09:00: 簡介海下灣及香港的珊瑚。

09:30: 簡介珊瑚礁定位及測繪機器。

10:00: 到海上試用珊瑚礁定位及測繪機器。

12:00:午膳(需留在中心)。

13:00: 簡介照片測量及人工智能(AI)。

14:00: 運用Teachable machine製作你的AI模型。

16:00: 分析及標記早上拍攝到的珊瑚照片。

17:00: 解散。

海下灣海洋生物中心詳情: https://www.wwf.org.hk/en/oceans/visit/