DNV snaps up data specialist AquaCloud
Norwegian company DNV has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire big aquaculture data specialists AquaCloud, which announced a few weeks ago that it was closing down.
The move, said DNV, will strengthen its ambition to further develop shared data standards and trusted data infrastructure for the aquaculture industry.
It will also enable a more effective use of production data for insight, learning and decision support, contributing to improved fish welfare and operational efficiency.
Since its establishment, AquaCloud had developed digital tools and data platforms for the aquaculture sector.
The Bergen-based company was set up as a not-for-profit enterprise, to serve the Norwegian aquaculture sector by enabling the sharing of data. It has worked closely with industry and research partners on areas such as fish health, sea lice coordination, data standardization and secure sharing of production data, and has contributed to several research and innovation projects.
AquaCloud recently applied for bankruptcy and the agreement includes its intellectual property and technology.
Thomas Vogth-Eriksen, Director of Aquaculture and Ocean Health at DNV, said: “The aquaculture industry is facing increasingly complex biological and regulatory challenges, from changes in water temperature and algal blooms to jellyfish and disease.
“At the same time, new technology creates significant opportunities. To respond effectively, the industry needs a common, trusted foundation for sharing and using data, allowing decisions to be based on a broader and more representative knowledge base.”
DNV’s ambition is to build on AquaCloud’s work to establish a shared industry infrastructure. With access to sufficiently broad and representative data, companies can gain better insight into which measures work under different biological and environmental conditions.
Data related to, for example, sea lice levels, wounds, mortality and underlying causes can support more targeted interventions, improved fish welfare and increased production efficiency. Broad participation is essential to realize this value.
Trude Steinbru Heggstad, Head of Digital and Innovation, Aquaculture and Ocean Health at DNV, said: “For participants to benefit from improved insight, benchmarking and cross-company learning, the data foundation must represent a substantial share of production. Our focus will therefore be on broad industry engagement, secure data sharing and open dialogue, so that companies can participate with confidence and retain full control of their own data."
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