B2E presents the fourth edition of our Technological Sonar initiative, a monthly selection of national and international initiatives to watch, as part of new patents and technologies in the blue bioeconomy sector. Check out this news roundup!

AQUACULTURE
From coal to algae and animal feed

A $2.5 million project by the 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 feed.

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From shellfish to shellfish: can aquaculture offer new life to offshore oil platforms?

With over 150 oil platforms 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 intend to convert as many platforms as possible to alternative uses, including offshore multitrophic aquaculture production (fish, oysters, and algae) and renewable energy.

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Researchers create digital twin that simulates the typical behavior of a trout farm in Italy

A digital twin created by researchers at 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 generation of analytical values

In some embodiments, an underwater camera system is provided to monitor fish in a hatchery. In some embodiments, a stereoscopic camera may be used to determine the dimensions of the fish, and the underwater camera system may use the fish dimensions to estimate the biomass of the fish within the hatchery. The biomass value and the rates of change in biomass value can be used to adjust the feeding of the fish in the hatchery. In some embodiments, the images captured by the stereoscopic camera may be used to focus a camera with a variable focal lens on a fish to obtain high-resolution images that can be used to diagnose the condition of the fish. In some embodiments, the images captured by a camera may be used to predict the movement of the fish, and the predicted movement may be used to generate various analytical values ​​for fish monitoring.

In Espacenet
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New Data Transmission System

A marine-type communication device that reads data from a data bus, dynamically creates new data channels for a plurality of operating systems, and performs a volatility assessment to determine when to save data for transmission to a cloud network and when to transmit data to the cloud network.

In Patent Scope / World Intellectual Property Organization
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MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
AquaBounty, producer of genetically modified farmed salmon, begins preparations for land-based operation

AquaBounty Technologies, a producer of land-based farmed salmon, has begun preparations for the construction of its 10,000 metric ton capacity genetically modified salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio.

In IntraFish
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Researchers get closer to creating an algae bioreactor

Under the right circumstances, small algae can multiply at extreme rates, making different sustainable applications more viable. Researchers at Wageningen University are identifying new methods for algae production, hoping to expand to a fully developed bioreactor.

In The Fish Site
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New method for deodorizing algae

The present invention relates to providing a process for deodorizing algae. The invention relates particularly to a process for removing odorous substances, especially those responsible for the fishy smell found in algae, from algae of the genus Nannochloropsis.

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New coronavirus in fish

The invention relates to a new virus in fish, indicated as being a coronavirus, which causes mortality in fish, and methods for detecting said virus in fish and related uses.

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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 green macroalgae.