Data will drive the fish farm of the future

As technological advancements continue and costs become more accessible, how are traditional and modern fisheries adopting data-driven approaches and intelligent systems into their production processes? This will be one of the key themes at the Blue Food Innovation Summit, taking place in London on May 21-22. Leveraging data, automation, and cutting-edge tech like IoT, Big…

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ANB Sensors Utility offers seamless communication

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Introducing ANB Sensors Utility, the latest enhancement from ANB Sensors designed to enrich user experience significantly. This utility allows users to update their sensors effortlessly, with the latest firmware automatically downloaded from anbsensors.com. Users can seamlessly download data from the sensor and communicate through a command line prompt option, allowing quick access to the primary…

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Scotland’s marine software expertise on show in Chile

Software developed in Scotland to help predict the impact of fish farm waste on the marine environment will be showcased for international markets at the AquaSur trade show, in Chile next week. NewDEPOMOD is a particle-tracking modelling software, designed to predict dispersion of fish farm waste discharges in the marine environment. It was developed by…

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Processing software business Maritech acquired by US firm

Seafood processing and logistics software business Maritech has been snapped up by US high-tech group CAI Software. Maritech is a leading cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) provider for the seafood and logistics industries across the European and North American markets. Founded in Norway, Maritech has an expansive, blue-chip customer bases in the seafood industry, offering…

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Inside job

A tiny sensor implant could tell us far more about fish health Researcher Eirik Svendsen, at Norwegian research institute SINTEF Ocean, has developed an implant capable of measuring data, which can be associated with disease and ailments in farmed fish at an early stage. The tiny device may be the most advanced implant ever made…

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Ace Aquatec hires new sales chief

Dundee-based aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has appointed Ben Perry as Head of Sales.   He has worked across freshwater and marine finfish production, animal health and genetics for over 15 years. Perry (pictured, with Ace Aquatec’s A-Biomass camera) comes to Ace Aquatec from Benchmark Holdings Ltd, where he held the role of Sales and…

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Tech business Havida merges with GroAqua

Norwegian aquaculture technology business Havida is merging with GroAqua in a move which, both companies say, strengthens their position in international markets. Havida, based in Brønnøysund, supplies monitoring, control and winch technology in what it describes as “a complete ecosystem”.  It holds a strong market position in North and Central Norway. GroAqua is located in…

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OTAQ reports revenues ‘better than expected’

Marine technology business OTAQ plc expects to report better than expected revenues of around £4.4m for 2023, up from £4m in the previous year. In a trading update ahead of final results for the year to 31 December 2023, OTAQ said performance in the second half of the year has been stronger than the directors…

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Ocean Ecology acquires Tritonia Scientific

Marine environmental services business Ocean Ecology Limited (OEL) has taken a controlling stake in underwater survey specialist Tritonia Scientific. The move follows OEL’s acquisition of marine tech company Ecospan Environmental last year. Tritonia’s key technology involves using georeferenced 3D photogrammetry (G3DP) to evaluate hard substrates beneath and around fish farm sites. G3DP also serves as…

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Grant aims to support IoT take-up for aquaculture

Aquaculture is among the sectors set to benefit from a business support initiative that has been set up to encourage investment by Scottish companies in “Internet of Things” (IoT) technology. IoT Secure – led by IoT experts at CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation centre for sensing, imaging, and IoT technologies – has secured additional government funding to…

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