Fish farms moving onshore

Photo: A major challenge linked to land-based facilities for fishfarming is the adequate control of microbial conditions and chemical water quality. The project DigRAS will look into this. This is how future land-based fish farms are going to look. Credit: AKVA Group. Article by SINTEF research institute. Phys.org – March 26, 2021.

Land-based fish farming offers many benefits to both the fish and the environment. In traditional offshore farms, the fish are vulnerable to sea lice infestation and infectious diseases. Modern land-based aquaculture systems are able to offer local fish products in landlocked countries.

In order to promote more widespread land-based fish farming, researchers are employing international collaboration, artificial intelligence and advanced analytical approaches. […]

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