queensland Qld Fishing 2.0

[ellicat]

@Old Scaley just put me onto a new phone app put out by DAF called QLD Fishing 2.0.

Well worth having on your phone.

It does :

 Green Zone locations based on your location - i.e. whether you're in
 one or not at the time;

 Fish ID - take a picture of your fish and it will give you an ID;

 Size and Possession Limits; and

 Full species list.

Also it also gives you a full run down on each species, like Rules, Common Names, Frequent Mis-Identifications, Descriptions, Distribution and Stats. The Stats section is interactive, where you can put in the size of your fish and it will tell you how old the fish is likely to be and where it sits in percentage terms compared to all captures. E.G. Snapper of 70cm is likely 10 years old and is in the upper 5.1% of fish measured. A 50cm is 6 years old and in the upper 27.4% of fish measured.

It really is the best app I have seen for this type of need.

Maybe @Andrew_P had/has something to do with its production ??

[Andrew_P]

Yeah mate my team contributed images to train the fish ID automation, info from boat ramp surveys about lengths caught by rec fishers and provided age at length information from 20+ years of research. It’s a great app I have it on my phone too
 

I’m not really up with the latest technology but I understand the fish ID part of it uses algorithms that will improve as more people upload pics and confirm species. It’s pretty good for commonly caught species but definitely room for more examples of the less common species.

 

Edited November 17, 2020 by Andrew_P
Added info

[ellicat]

I've gotta be better and take photos on the floor. So far it has identified two of my fish as Old Scaleys.

[GregOug]

Well, it couldn’t ID my fish. And in one of my photos it said there was no fish there! It wasn’t THAT small. Lol.

[ellicat]

Yes, it still has a small database of fish. That should improve the more people submit their pics. Did you have a blank/plain background for your fish pic ?

[Drop Bear]

Thanks mate will do it now. 

[GregOug]

3 hours ago, ellicat said:

Yes, it still has a small database of fish. That should improve the more people submit their pics. Did you have a blank/plain background for your fish pic ?

Not having a blank coloured boat, no. Lol.