Sustainable growth for Canada’s blue economy.

Ocean Supercluster announces new $27M project for integrated operations and real time analytics.

Canada´s Ocean Supercluster

During a recent online event, together with project partners, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced the Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project. Led from Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia, the almost $27 million project will bridge gaps between land, sea-based, and processing operations that exist in the aquaculture industry today by providing real-time information, analytics and environmental connectivity to improve overall operations. Through its development, the project will create 138 new jobs, including 20 at project implementation.

Innovative Egg to Harvest Solution to Bring Transformative Benefits to Aquaculture

The innovative system developed and commercialized through the Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project will provide technology that will enable global control over operations, from egg to harvest, including feeding fish and monitoring of fish, equipment, and personnel.

Through data exchange and collaboration between partners, the project will result in a suite of technologies that will enable game-changing capabilities in aquaculture and offshore marine operations as well as connectivity to the environment that is transformative for the region and its fishing and aquaculture industries.

The Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project, led by Grieg Seafood Newfoundland with its partners Innovasea, SubC Imaging, AKVA Group, and High-Tech Communications, will enable companies to have complete control of operations in areas where this would not have been possible due to lack of connectivity.

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is contributing close to $12 million to the project with $14.8 million coming from industry.

The project will benefit its partners, OSC members, industry, and customers by allowing for better planning and decision making through:

• Enhanced containment monitoring.

• Better fish health monitoring.

• Advanced equipment monitoring.

• Broadened environmental monitoring.

• Increased storm preparedness.

• Improved crew safety.

• Innovative network capabilities and farm system software.

The Integrated Operations and Real-Time Analytics Project will promote sustainable use of ocean and freshwater ecosystems by developing and providing technology solutions for egg to harvest open ocean aquaculture and supporting the Ocean Supercluster’s focus on building Canada’s ocean economy in a digital, sustainable, and inclusive way.

During a recent online event, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced this innovative project for the industry, while some guests commented on the importance and innovation this brings for the sustainable development of Canada’s blue economy.

During his participation, François- Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry commented that: “As a country surrounded by three oceans, Canada has the potential to drive innovation and be a world leader in the ocean economy".

"Thanks to this project, participating aquaculture, and fishing companies will have access to a wealth of information in real time, which will allow them to remotely feed and monitor fish, better prepare ahead of storms, and improve crew safety. This shows how Canada’s Ocean Supercluster truly is changing and modernizing how aquaculture is done.”

The CEO of Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Kendra MacDonald, highlighted how this project “is a real game-changer for the aquaculture industry and for the region, and we are excited to see not only the transformative benefits that it brings to operations but also from an environmental, safety, and economic perspective".

"This has been a challenging year for ocean sectors, but today’s project and the almost 50 others we have approved to date point to the incredible opportunity in the ocean for economic recovery and long-term, sustainable growth.”

The full live transmission of this announcement is now available on demand through the Canada’s Ocean Supercluster’s YouTube channel.

Further information about this new program can be found at: https://oceansupercluster.ca/