AQ1 technology has been used by farmers and researchers to investigate nutrition, genetic performance, feeding regimes, behaviour, palatability, environmental impact and health. The technology controls feed utilization with accuracy and repeatability to eliminate feeding related differences between treatments.
AQ1 technology has been used in trials in replicate tank, pond and cage systems at farms and aquaculture research institutes around the world.
Salmonids
Atlantic Salmon - Salmo salar
Coho Salmon - Oncorhychus kisutch
Chinook Salmon - Oncorhychus tshawytscha
Rainbow Trout - Oncorhychus mykiss
Arctic Charr - Saverlinus alpinus
Kingfish
Yellowtail kingfish, (Hamachi) - Seriola quinqueradiata
Amberjack, (Kanpachi) - Seriola dumerili
Kingfish, (Hiramasa) - Seriola lalandi
Tuna
Pacific Bluefin - Thunnus orientalis
Southern Bluefin - Thunnus maccoyii
Atlantic Bluefin -Thunnus thynnus
Shrimp/Prawns
Black Tiger - Paneaus monodon
Whitleg Shrimp - Litopenaeus vannamei
Banana Prawn - Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
Kuruma Ebi - Paneaus. japonicus
Blue Prawn - Peneaus. stylostoris
Other Species
Barramundi - Lates calcarifer
Atlantic Cod - Gadus morhua
Red Sea Bream - Pagrus major
Sea Bass - Dicentrarchus labrax
Gilthead Sea Bream - Sparus aurata
Flounder - Rhomosolea tapirina
Fugu - Takifugu rubripes
Suzuki - Lateolabrax japonicus
Mulloway - Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Murray Cod - Maccullochella peelii peelii
Research Projects have been undertaken with the following parties:
Kasetsart University, Thailand, Aquaculture Business Research Centre
CSIRO, Australia - Feeding perfomance of black tiger prawns
Nippon Suisan, Japan - Various projects on Fugu, Kingfish, Tuna and Red Sea Bream
Ehime Marine Laboratories, Japan - Production performance Red Sea Bream
Takeoshi Suisan, Misho, Japan - Production performance Hamachi (Kingfish)
Yamaha Nutreco, Japan - Production and Feeding Regime trials on Hamachi and Campachi (Kingfish/Amberjack)
University of Tasmania - School of Aquaculture, Australia - Feeding rhythyms of greenback flounder
Fish Biology Group, University of Glasgow, UK - Behaviour related research on Atlantic cod, Atlantic salmon parr
University of Murcia, Spain - Feeding and environmental impact studies on Sea Bass and Bream
Ewos, Norway, Scotland and Chile - Feed trials Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod and rainbow trout.
GIFAS, Norway - Production economics of Atlatic salmon
Biomar, Scotland and Norway - Flesh characteristics of Atlantic salmon
Nutreco, Worldwide - Various projects
Marine Harvest, Worldwide - Various feeding and nutrition projects
Culmarex SA, Marine Farms Group, Spain - Production performance of Sea Bass
Galaxidi Marine Farms SA, Greece - Production performance of Sea Bream
Huon Aquaculture Co., Australia - Nutrition, regime and environmental impact on production of Atlantic salmon
Stehr Group, Australia - Sizing systems for Southern Bluefin Tuna
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden - Feeding behaviour of rainbow trout
Australian Barramundi Culture, Australia - Feeding regime barramundi
Gold Coast Marine, Australia - 24/7 feeding regime of black tiger prawn
Ridleys Aquafeeds, Australia - Diet performance Barramundi
Fish and Game Research Centre, Finland - Sensor based feeding economics of rainbow trout
Kinki University, Japan - Algorithms for the sizing of Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Tanthip Napaumpaiporn, Niti Chuchird and Wara Taparhudee. (2013). Study on the Efficiency of Three Different Feeding Techniques in the culture of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Kasetsart University Fisheries Research Bulletin. vol. 37(2).
Noble, C., Kadri, S., Mitchell, D.F., Huntingford, F.A. (2008). Growth, production and fin damage in cage-held 0+ Atlantic salmon pre-smolts (Salmo salar L.) fed either a) on-demand, or b) to a fixed satiation-restriction regime: data from a commercial farm. Aquaculture 275, 163-168.
Noble, C., Kadri, S., Mitchell, D.F., Huntingford, F.A. (2007). The impact of environmental variables on the feeding rhythms and daily feed intake of cage-held 1+ Atlantic salmon parr (Salmo salar L.). Aquaculture 269, 290-298.
Noble, C., Kadri, S., Mitchell, D.F., Huntingford, F.A. (2007). Influence of feeding regime on intraspecific competition, fin damage and growth in 1+ Atlantic salmon parr (Salmo salar L.) held in freshwater production cages. Aquaculture Research 38, 1137-1143.
Noble, C., Kadri, S., Mitchell, D.F., Huntingford, F.A. (2007). The effect of feed regime on the growth and behaviour of 1+ Atlantic salmon post-smolts (Salmo salar L.) in semi-commercial sea cages. Aquaculture Research 38, 1686-1691 .
Airaksinen S, Norrdahl O., Paassilta M., Rihimaki, J , Setala J., Ruohonen K and Vaajala, M. (2003) Itseohjautuva ruokinta kirjolohen verkkoallasviljelyssa (ITSE). Kala- Ja Riistaraportteja 288
Airaksinen S, Paassilta M., Kadri S., Norrdahl O., Vaajala, M., Setala J., and Ruohonen K (2003) A pilot study on an adaptive feeding system in Finnish aquaculture. Kala- Ja Riistaraportteja 282
Harvey E, Cappo M, Shortis M, Robson S, Buchanan J, Speare P. (2003) The accuracy and precision of underwater measurements of length and maximum body depth of southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) with a stereo-video camera system. Fisheries Research 63, 315-326
Andrew, J.E., Noble, C., Kadri, S., Jewell, H., Huntingford, F.A. (2002). The effect of demand feeding on swimming speed and feeding responses in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L., gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata L. and European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax L. in sea cages. Aquaculture research 33, 501-507.
Blyth,P.J. and Dodd R A (2002). An economic assessment of current practice and methods to improve feed management of caged finfish in several SE Asia regions. Report prepared under APEC Project "FWG 01/2001 - Collaborative APEC Grouper Research and Development Network". Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Publication 3/2002. Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. 18 pp.
Chen, W.-M., Purser, J. and Blyth, P., (2002). A waste pellet monitoring system for detection of feeding rhythms in fish: continuously quantifying actual feed intake without disturbance. Fisheries Science, 68 Supplement I:943-946.
Hirazawa, N., et al (2002) Assessment of the effect of Dietary Caprylic Acid on the feed intake and growth of Red Sea Bream, Pagrus major by using an automatic feeding system. Suisanzoshoku 50(4), 439-440.
Chen, W.-M. and Purser, G. J., (2001). The effect of feeding regime on growth, locomotor activity pattern and the development of food anticipatory activity in greenback flounder. Journal of Fish Biology, 58:177-187.
Huntingford F. (2001), CRAFT FAIR Project CT-98-9201, Cost effective and environmentally friendly feed management strategies for Mediterranean cage aquaculture.
Purser, G. J. and Chen, W.-M. (2001). The effect of meal size and meal duration on food anticipatory activity in greenback flounder. Journal of Fish Biology, 58:188-200.
Scott Tsukuda, Roger Wallace, Steven Summerfelt, John Davidson, Joseph Hankins (2000). Development of a Third Generation Acoustic Waste Feed Monitor Pages 105-108 In: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of Recirculating Aquaculture, July 20-22, 2000, Roanoke, Virginia.
Blyth, P.J., Kadri, S., Valdimarrson S., Mitchell, D. and Purser, G.J., (1999). Diurnal and seasonal variation in feeding patterns of Atlantic salmon in sea cages. Aquaculture Research, 30: 539-544.
Chen, W.-M., Purser, J. and Blyth, P., (1999). Diel feeding rhythms in greenback flounder Rhombosolea tapirina (Günther 1862): the role of light-dark cycles and food deprivation. Aquaculture Research, 30: 529-537.
Talbot C, Corneillie S and Korsùen O, (1999) Pattern of feed intake in four species of fish under commercial farming conditions: implications for feeding management. Aquaculture Research, 1999, 30, 509-518
Kadri. S., Blyth P.J. and Russell J. (1998) Feed optimization in finfish culture using an integrated "feedback" system with special reference to yellow tail, Seriola quinqueradiata. Suisanzoshoku 46, 423-426
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