Project Grant NA22OAR0210498
- 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...
- 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 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 Nucleic Sensing Systems LLC was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (CFDA 10.212). Through this funding, Nucleic Sensing Systems will develop autonomous biosensing technologies to monitor threats from the spread of diseases and pathogens in aquaculture. Specifically, the company will complete...
- This $1,016,000.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will fund the development and application of a low-cost, portable biosensing platform for detecting and monitoring waterborne pathogens in aquaculture and coastal environments. The University of Massachusetts Lowell, as the prime awardee, will lead the effort to adapt its patented biosensing technology to enable real-time pathogen detection and...
- 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...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CFDA 47.074 Biological Sciences) provides $786,821 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop synthetic microbiome consortia to improve feed efficiency and prevent pathogen colonization in aquaculture systems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Constructing synthetic microbiomes to increase feed efficiency in the brine shrimp, Artemia salina,...
- Aquaculture System Technologies, L.L.C. (AST) received a $169,892 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop "start-up" beads for fixed film biological reactors. The beads are designed to eliminate losses during the acclimation period by stimulating heterotrophic bacterial growth for 3-4 weeks without rapidly increasing dissolved biodegradable concentrations....
- Summary Fishnext Research LLC received a $599,994 Cooperative Agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), effective May 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. The award funds an initiative to accelerate adoption and improve Active Selection (ACTSEL) systems—a bycatch reduction technology for commercial trawlers. Building on two prior BREP projects that developed and demonstrated ACTSEL technology, this project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Atlantic Fish Corporation $305,000 under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on October 1, 2025, for an SBIR Phase I project focused on developing commercially viable cell lines for cultivated fish through bioengineering. The project, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, aims to advance cellular agriculture as a scalable alternative to wild-caught fisheries by optimizing the growth...
EXPANSION OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION DEPENDS CRUCIALLY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE ABLE TO ADD UNCREWED MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES TO FISH FARMING OPERATIONS, I.E., THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE TANK'S POPULATION REMOTELY AND WITHOUT HUMAN PRESENCE. THE PRESENT PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND OUR SUCCESSFUL PHASE I FEASIBILITY RESEARCH TOWARD COMMERCIALIZING AN AUTONOMOUS DEVICE THAT CAN BE INSERTED INTO ESTABLISHED AQUACULTURE WORKFLOWS. THE RESULT WILL BE A FLEXIBLE, AND ADAPTABLE, AUTOMATED SYSTEM THAT PERMITS THE SORTING AND HANDLING OF FISH BASED ON SELECTED PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING GROWTH RATES/CONDITION, HEALTH STATUS, SKIN ABNORMALITIES, PARASITIC LOAD, MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES, OR BEHAVIOR. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY BY REDUCING STRESS AND INJURY FROM HUMAN HANDLING, AND INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE PRODUCT RAISED IN INTENSIVE CULTIVATION. RESULTS OF OUR PHASE I FEASIBILITY CONFIRM THAT THE TIME FOR AUTONOMOUS METHODS, UNCREWED DEV
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/18/24 | ||
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 6/29/22 | ||
| Not listed | $500.0k | 6/29/22 |