AI tech tracks the welfare of farmed fish, by watching each one breathe

Stressed fish tend to become unhealthy fish, so it’s very important that fish farm operators spot stress as early as possible. A new AI-based system could help them do so, by monitoring the rate at which each fish breathes.

The technology is being developed by scientists from Norway’s SINTEF research organization and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). In its present prototype form, it incorporates an underwater camera which shoots horizontally into a water-filled tub containing…