Cooperative Agreement 2052092

The $150,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the development of automated image detection and machine learning systems for aquaculture production by Radmantis LLC. The company aims to pioneer the use of edge computing devices integrated with computer vision and artificial intelligence to autonomously monitor fish farms for early disease detection and permit sorting and handling of fish by...

Field Data Services LLC will conduct a $297,032 technical feasibility study under a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Commerce. The study aims to determine the commercial viability of a new solid state lidar sensor chip for detecting migrating anadromous fish in small spawning streams. Field Data Services will build an automated test system to characterize the lidar's ability to detect...

Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC and the Watershed Innovation Laboratory at Washington College will develop technology and monitoring solutions for near-shore aquaculture installations under a $149,865 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Specifically, the awardees will establish baseline water quality and shellfish testing for aquaculture farms, then develop an efficient and cost-effective material solution to continuously monitor environmental...

This Project Grant award of $175,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program supports the development of a biometrically-enabled fish assessment system for bluehouse salmon farming. The project, led by Radmantis LLC, a woman-owned small business, aims to advance a new generation of AI-based monitoring capabilities to track individual fish growth, health, and production-related issues. The...

The Tampa Deep Sea Xplorers LLC (TDSX) will develop a compact underwater light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system for integration into small remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) under a $128,918 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Phase I SBIR project will prove the feasibility of reducing the size and weight of a LIDAR system for internal installation in...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) totaling $525,000 supports the development of a new manufacturing technology for slow-release fish spawning implants. The project aims to improve the commercial viability and scalability of the awardee's existing FDA-indexed spawning implant technology. The proposed work involves three key research trials: (1) demonstrating the new manufacturing...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $550,000 to Northeastern University is for the development of compact, coherent hydrophone array systems for real-time, wide-area ocean acoustic monitoring. The project aims to translate the Passive Ocean Acoustic Waveguide Remote Sensing (POAWRS) technology, which uses advanced hydrophone arrays to provide continental-scale ocean sensing capabilities, into...

This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021) provides $524,676 to Beamsea Associates LLC, a minority-owned small business located in Loxahatchee, Florida, to develop a new fluorescence-enhanced, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) mounted, high-resolution 3D laser imaging system for coral reef ecosystem management and research. The key products and services to be delivered under this award...

The Aifish LLC was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program to develop advanced data analysis tools for electronic monitoring in fisheries management. NOAA's SBIR program supports small businesses in stimulating technological innovation to meet federal research needs. Aifish will provide data analytics software to help fisheries managers efficiently process large volumes of video and sensor data...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Sub Sea Sonics, LLC $399,168 under the Unallied Science Program cooperative agreement to demonstrate that ropeless fishing can be conducted at a scale representative of typical fishing operations while reducing risks to marine mammals. The work will involve establishing a pathway for large-scale adoption of ropeless fishing among Dungeness crab fishers in California through outreach, equipment provision, training, and at-sea trials. Sub...