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 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...
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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,300,000 Project Grant through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program (CFDA 11.021) to Linespect LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Sausalito, California. The funding supports the development of the "HABCamera", an artificial intelligence-enhanced system that uses light sources, lenses, cameras, and sensors to automatically identify and count harmful algal bloom (HAB) specimens...
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...
The Synthetik Applied Technologies LLC project, funded through a $399,972 two-year Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Small Business Innovation Research Program, aims to develop a new low-cost hyperspectral imaging module and distributed deep learning platform to combat seafood fraud and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The SBIR program seeks to stimulate technological innovation to meet federal research needs and increase...
This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Small Business Innovation Research Program totaling $150,000 will support the development of rapid diagnostic tests for the parasitic infection Amyloodinium ocellatum in fish. Live Advantage Bait, LLC dba Totally Pelagic will utilize next generation approaches to produce highly specific monoclonal antibodies for A. ocellatum dinospores and develop a lateral flow-based rapid diagnostic test. The NOAA SBIR program...
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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded General Benefit Corporation CD3 a $500,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research Program from July 2021 to June 2023. The grant supports the development of continuous environmental DNA monitoring technologies for early detection of aquaculture diseases. The NOAA SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation to strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research needs and increase...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Marinesitu Inc., a small disadvantaged business division of the University of Washington, a $350,000 Project Grant under the NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 11.021). The grant will fund the development of a low-cost, unmanned underwater survey system featuring stereo-camera enabled remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and AI-powered software for automated detection of coral bleaching, invasive species,...