Mowi Scotland in pioneering new scanner project
Mowi has been involved in a pioneering new project with Xelect, aquaculture specialists and geneticists of farmed fish, shrimp and shellfish breeding programmes.
According to the latest issue of the Mowi Scotland newsletter, The Scoop, the Mowi team at Blar Mhor in Fort William assisted senior breed programme manager, José Mota-Velasco, with his tests of a new scanner developed by Xelect.
The scanner used 3D laser imaging technology to analyse 300 whole salmon at their processing plant.
The newsletter stated: “It is hoped that the combination of 3D laser imaging technology and data processing using powerful Artificial Intelligence algorithms will help to predict fillet yield. More accurate information about meat yields could increase sustainability and profitability for aquaculture companies.”
Tom Ashton, operations director at Xelect, told The Scoop: “The scanner is just one of a number of R&D projects we’re working on to break new ground for the aquaculture industry. We are grateful to Mowi Scotland for helping us with the trial.”