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Stingray controls parasites in fish farms with machine vision and laser
- Published 22 November 2022; updated 28 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Marked available; listed under Aquaculture and fisheries and Made in Norway.
- Stingray’s system, launched in 2014, combines machine vision, lasers and software to detect and control sea lice continuously in salmon and rainbow-trout pens. It is described as a preventive, in-pen treatment intended to avoid moving or handling fish, unlike some reactive delousing methods. The page says the approach avoids drugs and chemicals.
- The article identifies sea lice as a longstanding constraint on salmon and trout production and says resistance to multiple drugs is a concern. It attributes better fish welfare, lower mortality, improved growth and higher product quality to the system, describing these as proven benefits but providing no numerical trial results in the text.
- As historical market context, the page says that by September 2018 Stingray had produced and sold more than 200 units in Norway. It estimates 4,000–5,000 domestic salmon/trout pens, each potentially able to hold one or two lasers, and says the global market was more than twice the domestic potential. Those dated market figures should not be read as current counts.
- Linked to SDGs 2 (Zero hunger), 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), 12 (Responsible consumption and production) and 14 (Life below water).
- Contact: John A. Breivik, CEO, john.breivik@stingray.no. Company: STINGRAY MARINE SOLUTIONS AS, Stålfjæra 26, 0975 Oslo, Norway; stingray.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.