AI-Driven Marine Robotics: Emerging Trends in Underwater Perception and Ecosystem Monitoring

ArXi:2509.01878v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Marine ecosystems face increasing pressure due to climate change, driving the need for scalable, AI-powered monitoring solutions to inform effective conservation and restoration efforts. This paper examines the rapid emergence of underwater AI as a major research frontier and analyzes the factors that have transformed marine perception from a niche application into a catalyst for AI innovation.