Michael Xu and William Chen, doctoral students at the University of Maryland's Neutral Bouyancy Lab prepare an underwater drone equipped with sonar to seek out a formation of oysters. They are using artificial intelligence to stitch murky underwater images to confusing sonar readouts and produce high-detail images of oyster beds to revolutionize farming in the Chesapeake Bay. (Karl Hille/Staff)
A project underway at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering aims to shed light and sound on the hidden sea floor by tapping artificial intelligence to combine murky underwater video with sonar.