Sonars and underwater cameras aid aquaculture

The worldwide demand for seafood products is expected to more than double in the next 10 to 15 years, however, the amount of seafood being harvested from our oceans is expected to decline over that period due to overfishing.

Top inset: Open Blue Sea Farms founder Brian O’Hanlon inside fish cage; Main photo: Operations manager Philip Nicolson with Fishers’ side scan sonar; Bottom inset: deploying the fish cage

The worldwide demand for seafood products is expected to more than double in the next 10 to 15 years, however, the amount of seafood being harvested from our oceans is expected to decline over that period due to overfishing.