Acronym RAS 4.0
Category
Aquaculture
Title The balancing act: Biologically driven rapid-response automation of production conditions in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Jelena Kolarevic Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - CreateView AS (Norway) ,
NA - Krüger Kaldnes AS (Norway) ,
NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre (Norway) ,
NA - OxyGuard International AS (Denmark) ,
NA - Searis AS (Norway) ,
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2025 Funding (€) € 1,200,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/320717?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=score&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&Fritekst=RAS+4.0 Summary The vision of RAS 4.0 is to use a suit of sensors for measuring fish biology, water quality, and equipment performance in real time, to optimise the operation of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) through interconnected control loops. The main barriers for reaching this vision are a lack of reliable sensors to measure key parameters, and a lack of models describing the dynamic relationships between them. All these elements interact through complex biological/chemical/physical mechanisms which are not fully understood. The main objective of RAS 4.0 is to improve fish wellbeing and the production efficiency of RAS and reduce operational risks by developing integrated control systems for water quality, feeding and energy optimisation. The control systems will be based on novel sensors, data integration and smart algorithms that combine biological, environmental, and operational factors. The project utilises the expertise of industry partners’ established technologies and expertise from sensor, data standards and integration. Together with leading research partners in RAS technology, fish physiology, behaviour, welfare, machine learning, data analytics, smart cameras and computer vision, they will work to develop smart digital approaches to connect and optimise some of the physical, digital, and biological aspects of the system. The RAS 4.0 project will create highly valuable knowledge that can be used by aquaculture and industry suppliers working to maximise the sustainability of these operations. Realising RAS potential will reduce the pressure to increase production in the sea and secure increased investment in this important environmentally sustainable solution to fish production. RAS 4.0 is a 4-year project with Nofima as a project owner and NORCE, UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, Searis, CreateView, Krüger Kaldnes, OxyGuard and Lerøy Seafood group as partners.
Keywords
Biology;
Recirculating systems;
Animal welfare;
Engineering;
Sensors;
Land-based aquaculture;
Water quality;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
Marine Region Map
