"Early-stage decisions have an outsized impact on the sustainability and profitability of aquaculture," said Stian Rognlid, CEO of Aquaticode.
Aquaticode has entered into an agreement with Cooke España to develop a new line of AI-based phenotyping products that will support more effective analysis in sea bass and sea bream hatcheries.
To identify weak or unviable fish at early stages in this type of hatchery, manual visual assessments have traditionally been used. This method entails limited accuracy, a high demand for human resources, and significant variability.
Thanks to this system, producers will be able to reduce the unnecessary use of feed, labor, tank capacity, and energy consumption. Consequently, they will face lower production costs, achieve better performance outcomes, and help reduce their environmental footprint.
"This collaboration is about exploring how AI phenotyping can help hatcheries make those decisions earlier, with greater biological insight," said Stian Rognlid, CEO of Aquaticode.
Also, Alberto Morente, Juvenile Production Manager at Cooke España, indicated: "Exploring a technology-driven approach to identifying unviable fry allows us to improve animal welfare, as well as direct space, feed, and attention toward stronger groups from the start."
In June 2025, Aquaticode announced agreements with Chile's largest salmon producers, Australis and AquaChile, to use its innovative AI-powered fish sorting system.
Furthermore, Grieg Seafood confirmed it will use the Norwegian company's patented AI technology to sort salmon by gender and other biological traits directly on its automated vaccination line.