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  • Tracking numerous individuals in collective fish behavior studies is challenging due to occlusions.
  • Fishes swimming closely can lead to superimposed individuals, causing lost trajectories and identity confusion.
  • Type 1 occlusions appear as single elongated fish, while Type 2 occlusions result from crossing trajectories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and assess an image processing method for resolving Type 1 and Type 2 occlusions in 2D fish shoal tracking.
  • To improve the accuracy of multi-individual tracking systems for fish shoals.
  • To enable the study of fish shoals under conditions mimicking natural environments.

Main Methods:

  • An image processing technique was developed to address fish superimposition and trajectory crossing occlusions.
  • The method was tested on video recordings of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and black neon tetras (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) shoals.
  • Shoals comprised 20 and 40 individuals, representing different shoal dynamics.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method effectively resolved a significant number of occlusions across different species and group sizes.
  • Occlusion frequency varied based on the number of fish and species, but the method's performance remained robust.
  • The processing generated trackable images, enabling the detection of individual fish trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • The image processing method successfully resolves occlusions in multi-fish tracking, regardless of species or group size.
  • This technique enhances the accuracy of fish trajectory detection in dense shoals.
  • The approach allows for ecological studies of fish shoals in more naturalistic water depths.