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Optimeering Aqua optimises fish farming using advanced mathematics
- Published 17 November 2022; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed as available under Aquaculture and fisheries and Technology.
- Optimeering Aqua combines farm data, mathematical optimization and machine learning to help salmon farmers make production and operational decisions within existing facilities and resources. Its proprietary algorithm evaluates multiple factors and performs millions of calculations for each suggested plan.
- The company says its tool increases production yield by about 5% on average without expanding farms. It argues this can raise output without putting added pressure on coastal areas.
- Challenge context: the page says seafood supplied 17% of global protein consumption and cites a forecast of 40% by 2050. It also notes competition for valuable coastal sites and the need to use existing aquaculture capacity efficiently.
- Market context: Atlantic salmon farming is described as producing over 2 million tonnes annually. The page estimates that a 5% increase would add 100,000 tonnes per year, worth over USD 550 million. It says the optimization principles could extend beyond salmon to other farmed fish species.
- The company gives an additional scenario: a 1% increase in global production efficiency would yield 20,000 additional tonnes of salmon. These are article estimates, not independently validated here.
- Linked to SDG 2, Zero hunger; SDG 9, Industry, innovation and infrastructure; and SDG 14, Life below water, for food production efficiency without expanding farms into additional coastal areas.
- Contact: Erlend Torgnes, CEO, erlend.torgnes@optimeeringaqua.com. Phone number is behind a collapsed reveal control. Company: OPTIMEERING AQUA AS, Ocean Industries Accelerator (OIA), Thormøhlens gate 41E, 5006 Bergen, Norway; optimeeringaqua.com.