Back to the office, back to innovation! AI now estimates the weight of fish in aquaculture, improving monitoring and management. Innovations in measuring macroalgae growth support carbon credit systems, while new algae-based ingredients improve food texture. In marine biotechnology, improved photobioreactors optimize algae cultivation, and genetically modified salmonids resist viral infections. Algae extracts are being used in medical treatments and sustainable fertilizers, further expanding the frontiers of marine science. Explore these advances and ride the wave of new discoveries!

AQUACULTURE

Automated system and method for estimating the average weight of fish in an aquaculture environment

The present invention relates to an automated method based on a computer program for estimating the average weight of fish in an aquaculture environment. An underwater camera captures video images of the aquaculture environment. These images are fed into a machine learning detector model that has been trained to detect fish. The machine learning model identifies a virtual box region around the detected fish and provides data on the size and location of these regions, as well as data related to the virtual box region and the image. This size and location data is processed and fed into an AI-based length estimation model, which calculates the length of the fish for each virtual box region entered into the model. The basis of the invention, therefore, calculates the average weight of the fish from the length of the fish.

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Method and apparatus for measuring the export of macroalgae or aquatic biomass and systems for confirming and monitoring carbon removal credits based on marine biomass

The invention relates to a system and method for cultivating and/or monitoring macroalgae and aquatic plants in a large body of water. This method includes placing a mass or collection of algae/aquatic plants in the body of water where the water depth is at least 300 meters and monitoring the depth of the algae/aquatic plants until they sink below a capture depth limit. The system includes a platform on or from which the algae or aquatic plants are cultivated, wireless detection equipment on the platform, and a wireless data signal transmitter on the platform configured to transmit a wireless signal indicating the depth of the sinking algae or aquatic plants.

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Textured protein food ingredient

The present invention relates to a textured protein food ingredient in which a protein raw material derived from algae is used, the food ingredient having exceptional color, aroma, and texture. This textured protein food ingredient is characterized by containing a protein obtained by texturing a mixture of raw materials that includes a protein raw material derived from algae and a different protein raw material, and having a protein content of 70% by mass or more. The combination of the protein raw material derived from algae and the different protein raw material with a protein content of 70% by mass or more as protein raw materials makes it possible to obtain a textured protein with exceptional expansion properties.

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LIVE MARINE RESOURCES

Compositions and methods for treating bone and joint diseases

A new composition is provided for treating bone diseases, developmental diseases, and other related diseases in an individual, using a composition that includes an algae extract and at least one strontium salt. A treatment for bone diseases, developmental disorders, and other related diseases in an individual is also provided by administering a composition that includes a non-viable algae culture or an extract thereof, and a second composition that includes at least one strontium salt. The algae extract may include calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.

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Aqueous seaweed-based composition

The invention relates to an aqueous composition that includes phosphorus, 2.0 to 20% by weight of boron, and 2.0 to 20% by weight of a seaweed extract, and its method for producing the composition and the use of the aqueous composition as a fertilizer.

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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Photobioreactor system for algae and microorganisms

The present invention relates to an advancement in a system designed primarily for use in the cultivation of spirulina. It provides for the growth requirements of algae, including fresh air exchange, light, and heat. It also monitors environmental variables, including at least temperature and pH. It transmits this information wirelessly, via Bluetooth or WIFI antennas, to an external system for recording and/or monitoring. The sensor information can also be used to form a closed-loop feedback circuit to control the output of the systems that control the liquid culture.

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Genetic resistance to viral diseases in salmonids

The present invention relates to methods of screening salmonids to increase resistance to viral infection, such as infection with infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV). It also relates to fish that have been genetically modified to have increased resistance to viral infection/IPNV. In addition, it also relates to the use of these fish, which have been identified or genetically modified to have greater genetic resistance, in aquaculture breeding and/or production programs. The invention also relates to the use of small molecules that target NAE1 and their use in the therapy or prevention of viral infection/IPNV.

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Chlorella microalgae

A chlorophyll-deficient strain of Chlorella microalgae with a protein content of at least 50% w/w is presented, and a method for producing this strain is also disclosed. In addition, a composition is disclosed that includes an algae biomass derived from the chlorophyll-deficient strain of Chlorella microalgae or obtained through the method of execution.

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Process for preparing a microfiber composed of live microalgae within a related microfiber

A process for preparing a microfiber with live microalgae inside it is described, including the steps of: preparing and mixing microalgae and a biomaterial in a nutrient medium and microfluidic spinning the mixture of microalgae and biomaterial that is polymerized. Microfluidic spinning is performed on a chip equipped with a spinning array with a “grooved” section in order to obtain a grooved section.

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