Lobster welfare tracking in highly intensive automated farming

Offentlig prosjektsammendrag

The European aquaculture sector is unable to meet the current- and increasing market demand for aquatic products. With consumers increasingly choosing diets rich in fish, addressing this demand and ensuring products are both healthy and sustainable is paramount. Norway, as one of the leading fisheries and aquaculture nations worldwide, is still mainly focused on different fish species when it comes to aquaculture. The project will have direct and indirect effects on seafood production, environment, animal welfare, job creation etc. The project aims to develop the first comprehensive framework through AI, MV and robotics to study, assess and improve the European Lobster's welfare during rearing. This is a breakthrough that will close the gap to a well-functioning and fully automatic value-chain, and will set the foundations to create an evidence-based, automatic welfare optimisation solution.