Japan Coast Guard studies use of AI-powered aerial drone to detect poaching

A local coast guard office in Kanagawa Prefecture is studying the use of an artificial intelligence-powered aerial drone to counter the poaching of marine products.The Yokosuka Coast Guard Office, which usually monitors poachers by sight, conducted a drone trial on the coast of Yokosuka, near Tokyo, this summer in cooperation with a university.The drone was able to detect poaching of turban shells in August when the video feed from the drone camera showed a man swimming and labelled him as "Suspicious."The drone "will help us to monitor more efficiently," a coast guard official said.Makoto …READ FULL ARTICLE