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From the Hertsford Capital plc (then to be renamed OTAQ plc) prospectus (dated 24 March 2020):
"New products
The Existing OTAQ Group continues to develop its Sealfence product and in addition to ongoing upgrades the Existing OTAQ Group is also developing versions of Sealfence that can be used in other situations such as for salmon trap nets which are widely used in Finland and other Scandinavian countries and mobile units for other applications.
Plankton Detection
The Existing OTAQ Group also has a number of products in development to address some of the major issues facing salmon farmers outlined above. These include a Live Plankton Analysis System (“LPAS”) which is an algal bloom early warning detection system. Salmon farmers currently analyse water samples manually once per day. If plankton is detected, the farmers may stop feeding the salmon or activate bubble curtains to break up the plankton within the cages. LPAS would take continuous water samples and analyse them throughout the day. It is proposed that only one LPAS system would be required per farm which would be located strategically in plankton hotspot areas.
The LPAS technology if successfully developed would ultimately seek to establish a cloud-based database containing information from all LPAS sensors in one area which would eventually provide a precision / modelling system through the Existing OTAQ Group’s ISAQ cloud-based information system (to be developed pending successful development of LPAS technology).
OTAQ GL has received grants from the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre and CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation centre for sensing, imaging and internet of things technologies, to fund the development of the LPAS technology through the University of Aberdeen’s Floe Cytometry Department’s involvement.
The concepts in respect of these products were exhibited at AquaNor (the world’s largest aquaculture trade show) in August 2019. However, it is not expected that commercial production of the LPAS technology will be possible for at least two years. ..."
https://www.otaq-ir.com/investors/corporate-documents
https://www.otaq-ir.com/docs/librariesprovider59/default-document-library/final-hertsford-prospectus-24-march-2020.pdf
" ... Biomass
Marine farming demands a real-time, accurate, method of measuring average weight and total in-cage biomass. At present, there is no system available which fulfils these specific market requirements. Fish farmers have several issues facing them which can be solved with artificial intelligence and machine vision:
* Fish size / Biomass: it is essential for farmers to understand how big their fish are, size distribution and total biomass within each cage;
* Sea Lice detection: salmon farmers have to check and report on sea lice levels daily which takes up a large amount of time and effort; and
* Feed pellet detection: there is a desire to automate the detection of feed pellets so that feeding becomes more automated, precise and less manual.
The Existing OTAQ Group’s proposed biomass system envisages a high resolution stereo camera and AI machine learning. Each of the issues faced by salmon farmers listed above could potentially be addressed by the biomass technology currently in development.
The biomass system, if successfully developed, would offer accurate measurements in a robust, cost effective package. The system would be deployed permanently in every cage and supplied on a service model. The Existing OTAQ Group have now completed the stereo camera test module and a collection of imagery from field testing is being compiled. The major obstacle facing the Existing OTAQ Group is the refinement and training of the artificial intelligence system but two of the major customers have indicated that they will assist with testing.
The inclusion of a pellet (fish food) counting device is also being considered within the biomass technology in development."
https://www.otaq-ir.com/investors/corporate-documents
https://www.otaq-ir.com/docs/librariesprovider59/default-document-library/final-hertsford-prospectus-24-march-2020.pdf