Tilapia farmer joins forces with aquaManager

REGAL Springs AG, the world’s largest vertically integrated tilapia producer, has formalised its collaboration with aquaculture technology business aquaManager, to accelerate the development of digital automation in its fish farming.

Regal Springs is headquartered in

Switzerland but produces tilapia in deepwater lakes in tropical and sub-tropical locations including Mexico, Honduras and Indonesia.

The strategic arrangement with aquaManager will introduce approaches such as artificial intelligence, machine-learning and advanced algorithms, as well as the latest smart devices and equipment, such as state-of-the-art data-reading camera tracking systems, which have been successfully applied with more established species in marine environments.

Alois Hofbauer, CEO of Regal Springs, said: “This collaboration aligns perfectly with Regal Springs’ strategy for environmental, social and economic sustainability (ESG), and is a building-block in our passionate commitment to the all-important Blue Foods Movement.As we create a sustainable fish farming industry for the future, we need to adopt cutting-edge technology, so that we can farm fish more efficiently and sustainably, but at the same time continue to safeguard our waters, now and for the future.We are excited to collaborate with such an enterprising and innovative partner as aquaManager and, as Blue Food Movement pioneers, to create the fish farms of tomorrow”.

Founded in 2000, aquaManager has evolved from a management software to a unique and scalable ecosystem that includes business intelligence tools, leverages IoT (Internet of Things) through integrated smart devices and equipment and reshapes aquaculture with customer-driven innovations that make use of artificial intelligence.