RT Journal Article T1 Enhancing Fish Auction with Deep Learning and Computer Vision: Automated Caliber and Species Classification A1 Jareño Dorado, Javier A1 Bárcena González, Guillermo A1 Castro Gutiérrez, Jairo A1 Cabrera Castro, Remedios A1 Galindo Riaño, Pedro Luis AB The accurate labeling of species and size of specimens plays a pivotal role in fish auctionsconducted at fishing ports. These labels, among other relevant information, serve as determinantsof the objectivity of the auction preparation process, underscoring the indispensable nature of areliable labeling system. Historically, this task has relied on manual processes, rendering it vulnerableto subjective interpretations by the involved personnel, therefore compromising the value of themerchandise. Consequently, the digitization and implementation of an automated labeling systemare proposed as a viable solution to this ongoing challenge. This study presents an automatic systemfor labeling species and size, leveraging pre-trained convolutional neural networks. Specifically,the performance of VGG16, EfficientNetV2L, Xception, and ResNet152V2 networks is thoroughlyexamined, incorporating data augmentation techniques and fine-tuning strategies. The experimentalfindings demonstrate that for species classification, the EfficientNetV2L network excels as the mostproficient model, achieving an average F-Score of 0.932 in its automatic mode and an averageF-Score of 0.976 in its semi-automatic mode. Concerning size classification, a semi-automatic modelis introduced, where the Xception network emerges as the superior model, achieving an averageF-Score of 0.949. PB MDPI SN 2410-3888 (electrónico) YR 2024 FD 2024-04 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23703 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/23703 LA eng NO Jareño, J., Bárcena-González, G., Castro-Gutiérrez, J., Cabrera-Castro, R., & Galindo, P. L. (2024). Enhancing Fish Auction with Deep Learning and Computer Vision: Automated Caliber and Species Classification. In Fishes (Vol. 9, Issue 4, p. 133). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9040133 NO The work was supported by “Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación - Fondos NextGenerationEU” (DIGIPESCA Project) and “Junta de Andalucía - Grupos PAI” (TIC-145 and RNM-243 Research Groups). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 28 may 2026