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As aquaculture intensifies to meet growing global protein demand, AI-enabled feeding systems, imaging tools, and precision nutrition platforms are moving from early pilots to core farm infrastructure – shifting how producers understand their animals and make daily decisions.
A new article published ahead of the Blue Food Innovation Summit 2026 brings together perspectives from Aquaticode, CageEye, Aqua Spark, ADM, and Mowi on where these technologies are delivering real impact, and what's still holding the sector back.
Among the key takeaways: AI phenotyping is giving producers earlier visibility into biological variation, enabling more predictable cohorts and improved downstream performance. Automated feeding systems are integrating multiple data signals – from oxygen levels to pellet visibility – into more consistent, objective decisions. And precision nutrition is evolving alongside these tools, with data-driven feed formulation delivering measurable gains across species.
But adoption isn't straightforward. Contributors highlighted that reliability, integration into existing workflows, and the ability to convert raw data into actionable guidance remain critical barriers. As Mowi's Catarina Martins, chief technology and sustainability officer, put it in the piece: start with the problem, not the device... Technologies succeed when anchored to a clear bottleneck like feed efficiency, mortality reduction, or labour shortage.
The full article is available on the Blue Food Innovation Summit website.
These themes and the people driving them will take centre stage in London on May 27–28
Several of the article's contributors will be among more than 250 global leaders gathering at the Blue Food Innovation Summit 2026, alongside senior decision-makers from across the aquaculture and blue food value chain.
Confirmed speakers include Catarina Martins (Mowi), Pierre-Joseph Paoli (ADM), Naoto Sato (Nissui Europe), Sandro Coglitore (Omarsa), Amy Novogratz (Aqua Spark), Danielle Blacklock (NOAA), Anne Hvistendahl (DNB), Arturo Clement (SalmonChile), Simon Wadsworth (BioMar), and Lorella de la Cruz Inglesias (European Commission).
Across two days, attendees can expect expert panel discussions, targeted networking, a curated start-up showcase, and one-to-one partnering sessions designed for deal-making and strategic alliances. Meet senior decision-makers from Norway to Canada, Ecuador to Japan, and unlock partnerships redefining the blue economy. Find out more by downloading the summit brochure.
The list of seafood producers, retailers, animal health and feed giants, ingredient providers, start-ups and investors who are already confirmed to join the summit
