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Alvestad Marin launches new CompHatch and AutoTend robot

ALVESTAD Marin has updated its market-leading hatchery CompHatch with new design features. The new CompHatch2020 has fewer components, with the EasyHatch substrate moulded into the hatching tray in one piece, making for a more user-friendly system with enhanced hygiene and water distribution.

Alvestad Marin has also launched AutoTend for automatic tending of salmonids eggs and fry. Tending fry and eggs is a time consuming and laborious activity, but it is a crucial task as unhealthy or dead eggs might pollute the entire batch.

The AutoTend robot uses computer vision and machine learning to identify dead eggs or fry before removing them, using a vacuum suction extractor. www.alvestad.com/en

Falcon top for fish farming

THE leading underwater robotic vehicle in its class for the aquaculture industry is the Falcon from Saab Seaeye, world leader in electric underwater robotics.

Aquaculture operators globally choose the Seaeye Falcon for its ability to work reliably in remote locations, and amidst strong currents whilst manoeuvring precisely when inspecting and maintaining nets, rigging and moorings.

The Falcon comes in 300 and 1000 metre-rated options and is packed with five powerful thrusters along with Saab Seaeye’s revolutionary iCON™ intelligent distributed control architecture.

An easily handled metre-sized vehicle, the Falcon can adopt different cameras, tools – including rope cutters and a powerful five-function manipulator – and sensors for undertaking numerous intricate and demanding tasks. www.saabseaeye.com