B2E Technological Sonar Initiative #4
B2E presents the fourth edition of our Technological Sonar initiative, a monthly selection of national and international initiatives to retain, within the scope of new patents and technologies in the blue bioeconomy sector. Check out this bunch of news!
Aquaculture
- From coal, to algae to animal feeds
A $2.5 million project by Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) aims to use carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant, combined with nutrients from wastewater treatment plants, to cultivate algae for animal feeds.
In The Fish Site
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- From Shell to shellfish: can aquaculture offer new lease of life to offshore oil platforms?
With over 150 oil rigs being decommissioned in the Gulf of Mexico each year, Ivan Puckett and Kent Satterlee, two of the three founders of Blue Silo Aquaculture LLC, explain why they aim to convert as many rigs as possible for alternative uses, including offshore multitrophic aquaculture (finfish, oyster and algae) production and renewable energy.
In The Fish Site
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- Researchers design a digital twin that simulates the typical behavior of a trout farm in Italy
A digital twin designed by researchers at The Ca’ Foscari University in Venice is able to simulate the typical conditions of a rainbow trout farm in Italy from fry planting to harvesting. The researchers used digital twin approaches employed in industry and agriculture and combined them with precision fish farming techniques to build the digital twin.
In Mis Peces
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- Systems and methods for fish volume estimation, weight estimation, and analytic value generation
In some embodiments, an underwater camera system for monitoring fish in a fish pen is provided. In some embodiments, a stereoscopic camera may be used to determine dimensions of fish, and the underwater camera system may use the fish dimensions to estimate biomass of fish within the fish pen. The biomass value and rates of change of the biomass value may be used to adjust feeding of the fish in the fish pen. In some embodiments, images captured by the stereoscopic camera may be used to focus a variable focal lens camera on a fish to obtain high-resolution images that can be used for diagnosing fish conditions. In some embodiments, images captured by a camera may be used to predict motion of the fish, and the predicted motion may be used to generate various fish monitoring analytic values.
In Espacenet
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- Novel data transmission system
A marine-type communication device that reads data from a data bus, dynamically creates new data channels for a plurality of operational systems and performs a volatility assessment to determine when to save the data for transmission to a cloud network and when to transmit the data to the cloud network.
In Patent Scope / World Intellectual Property Organization
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Marine Biotechnology
- Genetically modified farmed salmon producer AquaBounty begins site preparations land-based operation
Land-based salmon farmer AquaBounty Technologies has begun site preparations for the construction of its planned 10,000-metric-ton of genetically modified salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio.
In IntraFish
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- Researchers come closer to creating algae bioreactor
Under the right circumstances, tiny algae can multiply at extreme rates, making different sustainability applications more feasible. Researchers at Wageningen University are identifying new methods for algae production, with hopes of scaling up to a fully-fledged bioreactor.
In The Fish Site
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- New method for deodorizing algae
The present invention relates to the provision of a process for deodorizing algae. The invention particularly relates to a process of removing the odoriferous substances, especially the ones responsible for the fishy smell found in algae, from algae of the Nannochloropsis genus.
In Espacenet
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- Novel fish coronavirus
The invention relates to a novel fish virus, indicated to be a Coronavirus, which causes mortality in fish, and to methods of detecting said virus in fish, and related uses.
In Espacenet
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Living Marine Resources
- New nutritional supplement
The present invention relates to nutritional compositions comprising a fish protein source and a macroalgae composition. The macroalgae composition comprises brown macroalgae and red and/or green macroalgae. It also relates to the use of such nutritional supplements in food or feed products.
In European Patent Register
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- Method for processing fish
The method comprises a step of cooking the fillets of fish between 1 and 10 kg, preferably between 1.5 and 5 kg, once the fish has previously been subjected to the steps of beheading; removal of the tail and dorsal fins; removal of viscera; filleting; removal of backbone; and removal of the skin. The fish is preferably tuna. The fish is preferably frozen, for which reason an initial step of thawing the fish is included. Additionally, the dark meat can also be removed from the fish before cooking. The method implies savings in labour, time and energy, as well as a more environmentally friendly treatment of the fish.
In Espacenet
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- Vegan alternative to spread based on fish and/or crustaceans
The present invention relates to a method for obtaining a substitute for spreadable food products based on fish and/or crustaceans, which is greatly reduced in fat and which comprises a succession of steps including the addition of extracts of macroalgae and of microalgae oil. The invention also relates to said substitute for spreadable food products based on fish and/or crustaceans.
In Espacenet
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