SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced imaging transforms RAS via individualized tracking of salmon growth and welfare
Award amount
$175,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- Recipient company
- RADMANTIS LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-02-23
- Contract end date
- 2025-02-28
- UEI
- X6RATG4KJPJ8
- Solicitation number
- USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009962
- Topic code
- 8.7
Research abstract
PROJECTSUMMARY
AdvancedimagingtransformsRASviaindividualizedtrackingofsalmongrowthandwelfare
PI: HuberRobertPhDMBA Institution: Radmantis
ThisprojectalignswithNIFAresearchprioritiesforbetterintegratedaquaticanimalhealthmore
efficientproductionandreducedenvironmentalimpacts.ItleveragesleadershipinAI-based
phenotyping(Radmantis)withexpertiseincommercialRAS(LocalCoho)toadvanceanew
generationofbiometrically-enabledfishassessmentforbluehousesalmonfarming.Effective
operationalpracticeinaquaculturerequiresaccesstotimelyandaccurateinformationongrowth
trajectoriesinjuryandemergenceofproduction-relatedpathologies.Whereasaggregated
populationparametersareofsomevalueafarsuperiormonitoringsystemwouldbeonewiththe
abilitytotrackphenotypicpresentationofindividualfishbothreliablyandcontinuouslyover
time.ToachievethisgoalwearepartneringwithAMD'sAI/Roboticsdivisiontobringcutting
edgehardware-acceleratedimagingcapabilitiestobearonusecasesinuncrewedaquaculture
management.Thisproposaloutlinesasetofaimsthatexaminetowhatextentasystem
integratinghigh-resolutionimaginghyperspectralvisualizationandbiometricidentifierscan
recognizeuniqueindividualswithinalargepopulationofunmarkedandfreelymovinganimals.
ThefirststageoftechnologytestingwillbecarriedoutincollaborationwiththeFreshwater
InstituteaUSDA-fundedresearchfacilityforprecisionaquaculture.Followingsuccessfulproof
ofconceptatresearchscalethetechnologicalinnovationwillbetranslationallytestedat
enterprisescale.Asuccessfulproductwouldlaunchintoarapidlyexpandingmarketfor
domesticseafoodproduction.Thecontributionofsuchnext-genaquaculturetoaclimateneutral
circularandsustainablefoodsystemisofaneconomicandsocialvaluethatcanhardlybe
overstatedinanincreasinglyhungryworld.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- SBIR Phase I:Adapting uncrewed aquaculture management to control sea lamprey and to protect wild salmonid fisheries of the Great Lakes
- Adapting existing technologies to improve seafood production and feed a hungry world
- Adopt existing technologies for improved seafood production and to better feed a growing world
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Novel Integrated Macroalgal and Sea Urchin Aquaculture Systems
- Extending water reuse in marine recirculating systems with DSC sludge digesters
- Integrating Production Of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids With Barley Protein Concentrate Production
- RESOLVING KYPHOSID COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: WHICH DIETS OPTIMIZE GROWTH AND PALATE APPEAL FOR AN HERBIVOROUS MARINE REEF FISH?
- High Throughput Release of Shellfish Meat via Isochoric Freezing
Research funding history
4 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2021–2024). Reported award amounts total $1,081,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture