Round-the-clock tracking system helps to identify and monitor species travelling through a dam fishway on the Yarlung Tsangpo River
3-MIN READ3-MINVictoria BelaPublished: 10:00am, 10 Aug 2026China is using an artificial intelligence-driven fish identification system to conduct round-the-clock tracking of species passing along a fishway on a dam on Tibet’s largest river.Monitoring the route once relied on labour-intensive manual counts, but it now uses an AI-based “fish facial recognition” system to identify species unique to the Tibet autonomous region, according to a report published by Global Times on Tuesday.
“On the contrary, the aquatic ecology and animal-plant life in the entire middle gorge section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River have shown positive changes,” Yang added.
Hydropower facilities offer flood protection and a reliable renewable energy source to offset intermittent renewables such as solar and wind. But they also pose significant environmental challenges due to the restructuring of natural water bodies.
