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SeaSmart delivers underwater drones for aquaculture monitoring
- Published 11 November 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed under Battery, Aquaculture and fisheries, and Energy.
- SeaSmart describes a patented wireless sensor drone that moves inside fish-farming net cages without ropes or wired attachments. It measures oxygen, salinity, temperature and light, uses echosounders to track fish and pressure sensors for depth, and records GPS location for each measurement. The article says it profiles a cage from top to bottom every hour, runs continuously and can operate for six months on one battery. It describes maintenance as minimal and calibration as part of battery replacement.
- The company contrasts mobile depth-resolved measurements with fixed sensors, surface sampling and manual records, which can miss variation by depth or require cleaning and maintenance. The drone’s data is intended to help farmers understand fish movement and conditions, improve feed accuracy, reduce waste and support growth; stress and light measurements may also help identify disease/mortality risks and manage maturity before harvest. These are intended benefits rather than independently confirmed results.
- Market context cites a salmon-market volume of 3.7 million tonnes in 2018, projected at 4.7 million by 2024, and says Norway then supplied over half the world’s salmon. The cited 2024 forecast period has elapsed. The article estimated about 3,500 Norwegian net cages as potential deployments and mentions adaptation to species such as tuna.
- Contact: Andreas Morland, CEO, andreas.morland@seasmart.no. Company: SEASMART AS, Nyskapningsparken, Thormøhlens gate 51, 5006 Bergen, Norway; seasmart.no/english.html. A phone-number reveal control is present.