Aquaculture technology company Ace Aquatec has confirmed that advancements have been made in its AI-powered monitoring and harvesting solutions. These include five species-specific modules for its A-BIOMASS underwater camera for Atlantic salmon, trout, yellowtail, chinook salmon and char – achieving up to 99% accuracy in real-world trials around the world.
Developed with specific markets in mind, the new modules have already yielded important results for clients:
- The trout module was tested in Scotland where it achieved an impressive 98% accuracy against harvest results
- The yellowtail module was deployed in Australia in low-light conditions and achieved accuracy levels of 98% within a few days of deployment
- In New Zealand, the module for chinook salmon was released last year and has consistently achieved 99% accuracy
- Atlantic salmon customers in UK and Chile also see consistent results within 1-2% points from harvest
Scotland-headquartered Ace Aquatec explained that its new health module is based upon LAKSVEL’s welfare indicators – a standardised, operational welfare monitoring protocol for Atlantic salmon held in sea cages. The AI camera identifies and records welfare indicators, providing a range of information on fish conditions and externally observable health status such as wounds and maturation, enabling farmers to detect and treat disease at an early stage meaning fewer instances of disease and overall improvements in fish health.
Completing the new developments, Ace Aquatec has also deployed its proprietary A-HARVESTCAM module at harvesting sites in Scotland. This innovation allows real time average weight, distribution of fish count and weight classes measurements at harvest. The module will also feature a more advanced graded harvest estimator, allowing farmers to digitally grade their fish population based on known or accepted split weights, providing further accuracy to harvest predictions.
“The developments in Ace Aquatec’s AI offering for fish farmers demonstrates the breadth of opportunity across the globe to harness technology that not only improves efficiency across operations but brings welfare of farmed fish to the highest standards,” Ace Aquatec CEO Nathan Pyne-Carter said. “Ace Aquatec was one of the first in the industry to bring an AI camera to market a decade ago and have achieved sustained development over the years with industry partners to create one of the most sophisticated and affordable systems in the market.”
He continued: “The results we’ve achieved speak for themselves and many of our customers are already seeing improvements across their farms in welfare, fish quality and safety of staff on site. With the ability to monitor remotely across species and locations, our vast data sets will offer real time information at every stage of the farming process.”
Ace Aquatec is showcasing these breakthroughs at Aqua Nor 2025, taking place 19–21 August in Trondheim, Norway.
