Aquabyte empowers fish farmers with data-driven insights

Published 10 Mar 2025 (updated 19 Mar 2025) · 2 min read

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Aquaculture and fisheries

At a glance

Data-driven system promoting fish welfare
Utilises AI, machine learning, and computer vision
Monitors without disruption or harm
Valuable decision-making tool

The Aquabyte system utilises an underwater camera and image analysis with machine learning and AI to generate data and insights on fish welfare and growth. “We gain better and earlier insights into what is about to happen, allowing us to make decisions in advance rather than reacting after the fact,” says Isak Gudmundsson, Regional Manager at Kaldvík, an Icelandic salmon producer.

CHALLENGE

The global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050, and global protein consumption is predicted to nearly double. The aquaculture industry has the potential to contribute substantially to meeting the protein needs of these billions of people, yet it is grappling with increasingly severe sea lice challenges and growing biological uncertainty.

There is also a lack of effective decision-making tools to support optimal choices for reducing mortality, enhancing fish welfare and ensuring more sustainable production.

SOLUTION

Aquabyte’s AI-powered system provides valuable data and insights for aquaculture production

The Aquabyte system combines camera hardware with integrated sensors and an optional winch, advanced technology based on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and a user portal for accessing data and insights.

The camera is installed in fish pens at sea and tanks on land, capturing over a million images of the fish each day. Using machine learning and AI, these images are analysed to deliver critical data and insights on sea lice counts, fish weight, welfare, and behaviour, which users can access via the portal.

The information delivered by the system offers unique insights into the fish and its environment, serving as a valuable decision-support tool throughout the entire production process.

Phone in front of computer showing analytics — The Aquabyte system includes a user portal for accessing data and insights.

BENEFITS

Aquabyte empowers fish farmers to make data-driven decisions

The Aquabyte system provides fish farmers with data and insights that enable them to make informed choices to improve fish welfare and increase sustainability and efficiency in production.

At the industry level, Aquabyte facilitates scaling of farmed fish production, contributing to the global effort to meet the rising demand for sustainably produced protein.

MARKET POTENTIAL

A steadily growing aquaculture market

The global aquaculture market, valued at USD 310.6 billion in 2024, is projected to grow at a rate of 5.1 per cent CAGR through 2030.

Meanwhile, the world demand for seafood-based proteins is expected to soar towards 2050, and adoption of data-driven technologies is accelerating, driven by sustainability and efficiency demands.

Aquabyte serves fish farmers in key aquaculture markets worldwide. The company is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, with offices in San Francisco, USA, and Puerto Varas, Chile.

Two aquaculture workers dropping a camera into the water into a fish pen — The camera is installed in fish pens at sea and tanks on land, capturing over a million images of the fish each day.

Testimonials

“Together with Aquabyte’s customer team, we have worked on a range of cases and situations where we’ve delved into the data provided by the system, analysed what happened, and searched for the underlying causes. In such situations, the data and insights we gain offer valuable learning. Simply put, the data allows us to identify areas for improvement, optimise operations, and prevent similar situations in the future.”
Ketil Rykhus, Community Relations Manager, Sinkaberg

“The main idea is to let the fish be undisturbed in the pen. Previously, we had to take the fish out of the pens to count lice. The same applied when we needed to check growth and health. All of this involved unnecessary and harmful handling. Now that we have the Aquabyte system in each pen, we can monitor the fish much better, and without harming them.”
Jostein Bentsen, Maritime Manager, Arnøy Laks
“Before we started using Aquabyte, we reacted to events that were already unfolding. Now, we have continuous oversight of trends and developments in both biomass and welfare throughout the year. This provides greater predictability. We gain better and earlier insights into what is about to happen, allowing us to make decisions in advance rather than reacting after the fact.”
Isak Gudmundsson, Regional Manager, Kaldvík