Using the fish as a sensor

The complexity of biology combined with strict requirements from the authorities, profitability and market expectations can lead to risky farming operations. By 2022, biological costs were on par with feed costs and increasing.

Even with advanced technology that monitors the environment around the fish, we are still missing an essential piece: Do we understand how the fish actually react to the environment? Health conflicts between the fish and its surroundings lead to a high biological risk. It is therefore crucial to understand how the fish respond to the environment early enough.

The fish wears its immune system on the outside
The fish wears its immune system on the outside through a thin mucus slime layer, developed over 500 million years and acting as a sensitive sensor. By monitoring this mucus layer in the gills, skin and gut, problems can be detected 3-4 weeks before today's methods. Through research and industrial projects, over the past 12 years we have learned to interpret these signals from the fish's own immune system through our project, VERIBARR™. We let the fish itself tell how it is feeling, where the fish is our sensor.

Continuous Barrier Monitoring
We now have the ability to identify "What's wrong right now?" and predict "If I do this, how will it affect the fish?". With this insight, we are now launching "Continuous Barrier Monitoring". "Measure the health of the fish, calculate biological risk continuously, and prevent problems!". For the first time, this gives the fish farmer a powerful proactive tool to optimize the farming processes, reduce risk, and ensure the health and well-being of the fish throughout the entire production cycle.

Three large projects where we continuously monitor barrier health
After the summer, we aim to start three large projects where we continuously monitor barrier health throughout the entire production cycle in selected facilities. These facilities will be the first in the world to be able to assess biological risk by monitoring the barrier health of the fish early enough to be proactive and prevent problems. As an added advantage, we can document the health and well-being of the fish from the time it is released until it is slaughtered.

Please contact us at: info@quantidoc.com if you want to become part of this groundbreaking project.