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How are ghost nets and marine debris detected using Side-Scan Sonar in real-world surveys?

I'm trying to understand the practical workflow used by oceanographers when searching for abandoned fishing gear on the seafloor.

How much of the detection process is still manual? What makes a sonar target difficult to classify as fishing gear rather than a natural seafloor feature?

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