Machine vision and image analysis can enable the sorting of fish into “production”, “ordinary” and “superior” classes.

Today, fish are graded manually by employees who assess their shape, colour and any surface injuries to the fish. Consumers demand salmon fillets that are fresh and regular in colour and shape. This can be difficult to achieve using a manual approach.

Automation can increase productivity and raise processing rates while improving the consistency of classification. Norwegian science organisation SINTEF has supported an array of research projects related to automated processing of aquaculture product. Information about its automated fish processing capabilities can be found here.

In considering the future of aquaculture the work of Pål Lader from SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway) is a must read.

In an article entitled 2020: An Aquaculture Odyssey in Gemini Magazine Pål sketches out what the future of the aquaculture industry could look like.

Free-range farmed fish. Sea cages that sail off and deliver their fish by themselves. Large autonomous fish farms that float unmoored in the sea. This could be the aquaculture of the future, the article states in a well argued scenario of what the future could look like.

When not casting his mind forward to design the aquaculture systems of the future Pål is a researcher for Norwegian Science Agency SINTEF with expertise in understanding the load bearing capacity of various types of aquaculture structures.

Significant work is under way on food integrity and biosecurity issues.

Information on the scope of work and research and development that is proceeding through the Australian Rural Industries Research and Development Corporations is available here.

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