UMITRON Significantly Upgrades AI in Smart Feeder “UMITRON CELL”
~ Advanced Fish Activity Analysis for Greater Feed Efficiency and Enhanced Smart Aquaculture ~
UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / President Masahiko Yamada) has announced a major update to the AI functionality of its smart feeder “UMITRON CELL.” The update significantly enhances the algorithm of its core AI system, the Fish Appetite Index (FAI), along with the control system that governs feeding operations.
With this update, the system can now quantify fish feeding behavior with higher accuracy, enabling customized feeding control tailored to individual producers, fish species, and farm environments. The result is greater feed efficiency, reduced labor burden, and continued support for the sustainable growth of the aquaculture industry.
Key Features of the Update:
UMITRON’s proprietary FAI system uses video data captured by cameras mounted on UMITRON CELL devices to analyze fish activity in real time. The AI system automatically adjusts both the amount and speed of feed based on this analysis, replacing traditional human observation methods with AI-driven precision. This innovation helps minimize feed waste while also reducing manual workload.
The latest update includes the following major enhancements:
Custom AI Modeling: The system now supports adaptive modeling based on fish species, environmental conditions, and specific producer requirements. It can also account for unusual events such as floating dead fish, enabling even more precise feeding decisions.
・Improved Feeding Stop Detection:
The AI’s ability to detect when fish are no longer actively feeding (i.e., not visible at the surface) has been significantly improved. This contributes to further reduction of unnecessary feed and associated costs.
Image of feeding video acquired from a camera mounted on UMITRON CELL
Nationwide Remote Update Deployed to All UMITRON CELL Units in Japan – 78% Now Utilizing AI Feeding Control
The FAI update has been remotely and freely deployed to all UMITRON CELL devices in use across Japan, requiring no hardware replacement or on-site work. This seamless upgrade enables Japanese aquaculture farmers to benefit from the latest AI technology without additional effort.
Following the update, the adoption rate of FAI-based AI feeding increased from 56% to 78.1%. Many users who had previously relied mainly on monitoring functions have now transitioned to AI-powered automatic feeding control.
UMITRON remains committed to continuous improvement, incorporating user feedback into future developments. In the current fiscal year, UMITRON plans to introduce new features to further enhance the user experience in feed setting and automation—driving the realization of next-generation smart aquaculture.
AI-powerd Smart Feeder “UMITRON CELL” in Japan farm site
Also see more information about FAI in our August 2019 press release announcing the initial launch of the service:
https://pr-en.umitron.com/post/186989478196/fai
About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we’ve developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and A.I. technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine and coastal conservation and protection.
Umitron launches FARM - A Comprehensive Production and Cost Management Service for Aquaculture Businesses
Prepared by: Umitron Pte. Ltd. (location: Singapore, President: Masahiko Yamada) and UMITRON K.K. (location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Ken Fujiwara)
(Both companies hereinafter referred to as ‘UMITRON’)
UMITRON is excited to announce the launch of FARM, a revolutionary cloud-based service designed to streamline production and cost management for aquaculture businesses. It is available to all fish producers globally, regardless of the scale or type of their production operation, and can be used with feeders such as CELL or independently for farms that do not currently have feeders. FARM has already received high praise as a production management tool from its early-stage users across the globe, who are using different production setups and farming a diverse range of species.
Background
UMITRON has always been at the forefront of developing products and services with the vision of establishing sustainable aquaculture practices for producers, consumers, and the global environment.
In recent years, rising raw material costs in aquaculture have highlighted the urgent need for accurate cost and growth efficiency management. The current method of using physical or digital spreadsheets to track farming operations—from fry placement to shipping—further complicates the process, often making cost calculations cumbersome and slow. UMITRON’s first-hand interactions with producers to hear these challenges motivated them to develop a product to address them.
With FARM, the company aims to enhance the sustainability of aquaculture management by providing a clear and straightforward understanding of costs and production efficiency at the production site.
Product Overview
FARM is an intuitive cloud service that simplifies the management of costs and growth efficiency in aquaculture. The system provides comprehensive information essential for managing fish growth, including feeding amounts and drug dosing. By tracking daily fish growth data, FARM calculates management costs and automates feed conversion, offering aquaculture businesses precise insights into their operations.
Subscribers using UMITRON’s smart feeder, CELL, benefit from seamless data integration. Feeding amounts are automatically recorded in FARM, thus reducing the burden of manual data tracking. The service is accessible on a dedicated mobile application and desktop browsers via a weblink, enabling users to monitor and manage fish growth data anytime, anywhere—at sea or on land.
FARM offers the following features:
Daily tracking of essential data at aquaculture sites, including feeding rates, drug doses, and water temperature.
Comprehensive fish management capabilities include ponding, splitting, consolidation, and associated cost calculations.
Calculations for costs for each pen and on a per-fish basis, including feed conversion ratios (FCR) based on recorded data.
Seamless data integration with UMITRON CELL, our smart feeding machine.
Ability to download all data in Excel and CSV formats.
Access to PULSE, a high-resolution ocean environmental monitoring platform using satellite remote sensing and UMITRON’s algorithms.
Subscribers to FARM will also get complimentary access to all the paid features of PULSE, allowing them to check critical environmental variables such as temperature and dissolved oxygen and monitor the 48-hour forecast for potential risk factors contributing to adverse events such as harmful algal blooms. They can also take advantage of the two-year historical datasets and custom alerts at no additional costs.
UMITRON is committed to continuously improving FARM, incorporating feedback from our partners, and integrating with our AI-powered fish measurement system, LENS, and other third-party fish measurement cameras.
About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we've developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and A.I. technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine and coastal conservation and protection.
Ultimately, we aim to realise our mission to 'install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth'.
Turning the tide to improve blue carbon mapping: Umitron’s latest project unveiled on Nippon Television’s Programme!
Prepared by: UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Ken Fujiwara; hereinafter referred to as ‘UMITRON’)
UMITRON is excited to announce the completion of a collaboration project in Miura Peninsula, Japan, using the company's advanced AI expertise to map eelgrass beds in the region. This groundbreaking project was recently featured on Nippon Television's (hereinafter 'NTV') The News Program, ”Bankisha!”, broadcast every Sunday at 6 pm. The segment aired on 21 July 2024, highlighting the collaboration between the programme's primary anchor, Taichi Masu from Doshisha University and Takashi Kimura, the Director of the Association for Shore Creation.
Project Overview
Eelgrass beds are underwater meadows usually found in shallow coastal areas and estuaries. They form the basis of a highly productive marine food web, playing a crucial role in the marine ecosystem and providing various benefits to aquatic and human life.
Eelgrass beds support a high diversity of marine life and serve as nurseries, offering shelter and food to juvenile fish and other invertebrates. Their roots and rhizomes stabilise and trap sediment, reducing the impact of wave energy and resulting erosion and helping to maintain water clarity. Their ability to photosynthesise also produces oxygen and stores greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, allowing them to act as carbon sinks.
Unfortunately, these vital habitats are fast declining due to climate change and human activities such as urban development and pollution, and there is an increasing urgency to better understand and conserve these areas. With Umitron's mission to use its technical expertise to benefit aquaculture and to conserve and restore marine ecosystems, embarking on this collaborative project was a natural step forward.
Collaborative Efforts and Methodology
Utilising aerial photographs from 2005 and 2024 provided by Director Kimura and NTV, Umitron employed advanced AI image analysis technology to detect and map eelgrass beds with high precision. This method allowed for a rapid and accurate assessment of the current state of these critical habitats.
The company is familiar with this area of development. It has previously used satellite imagery and ocean models to create seaweed bed maps in Kami-Amakusa City, employing in-situ verification methods to ensure the accuracy of the AI-generated results. However, this project was the first for UMITRON since it relied solely on aerial photographs and remote development. The result was an eelgrass map generated based on areas with clearly visible and identifiable eelgrass beds from selected areas as the training data.
This process is not without its drawbacks since it will be unable to detect submerged eelgrass beds below the surface of the water. Director Kimura has also commented that any results will likely be an underestimation of the actual habitat. Despite this, the resulting maps clearly illustrated a significant decline in the extent of eelgrass beds from 2005 to 2024.
Significant Findings
For example, at Miura Beach, eelgrass beds thriving in 2005 (indicated in red) had vanished by 2024.
Comparison of Miura Beach (Upper: Images processed by Umitron based on aerial photographs, Lower: Images after AI detection of eelgrass)
Conversely, healthy eelgrass beds were established at Yokohama Bayside Marina, where conservation efforts are ongoing.
Comparison of Yokohama Bayside Marina (Upper: Images processed by Umitron based on aerial photographs, Lower: Images after AI detection of eelgrass)
These images, unveiled on The News Program, ”Bankisha!”, on 21 July 2024, effectively highlighted the current state and importance of these ecosystems to viewers. Following the broadcast, Anchor Masu commented, "Accurately understanding the current state is the first step in protecting eelgrass beds. The analysis results by UMITRON reminded me that the ocean, which is difficult to reach by human hands and eyes, demonstrates the potential of leveraging the latest science and technology, including AI and satellite data, to safeguard our oceans."
Future Prospects
Umitron is committed to advancing technologies that enable precise assessments of eelgrass beds, seaweed habitats and other carbon sinks that comprise the blue carbon ecosystem. By offering tools for conservation planning and biomass assessment, Umitron aims to make substantial contributions to marine environmental conservation. Local community involvement at the grassroots level with residents and organisations will also be essential in driving effective blue carbon conservation efforts.
Umitron highly encourages parties interested in conserving or the spatial planning of blue carbon ecosystems or other related spatial planning projects to contact the company via the contact information listed below.
Related Press Releases
Umitron Takes Its Satellite Remote Sensing Technologies to New Depths With Its Latest Blue Carbon Project.：https://pr-en.umitron.com/post/715079001617661952/bluecarbon
About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we've developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and A.I. technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine and coastal conservation and protection.
Ultimately, we aim to realise our mission to 'install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth'.
Prepared by: UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Ken Fujiwara; hereinafter referred to as ‘UMITRON’)
UMITRON is thrilled to officially announce the expansion of its seafood arm, bringing sustainably farmed fish to consumers across the United States. This initiative aligns with the company’s mission to raise consumer awareness about sustainably farmed seafood and create additional stable sales channels for aquaculture partners leveraging UMITRON’s advanced technology.
Image credit: Hannah Guthman
In December 2023, UMITRON hosted an exclusive tasting event at the renowned Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub in San Diego, California. Attended by approximately 20 local chefs and seafood industry professionals, the event provided valuable insights into the needs and preferences of the US market. What followed was a collaboration with an American seafood wholesaler to develop robust sales channels, ensuring a reliable supply of fresh Japanese fish to US restaurants.
Since Japanese farms have a strong focus on quality over quantity, it’s challenging to meet US consumer demand with weekly harvests from a single farm. To address this, UMITRON began sourcing and shipping fish from its network of partner producers and processors. This strategy has effectively reduced costs and carbon emissions while enhancing the efficiency of the supply chain. Currently, UMITRON exports a variety of fresh fish, including Madai (Japanese Red Sea Bream), Buri (Yellowtail), Shima-aji (Striped Jack), and Kampachi (Great Amberjack), to the United States three times a week.
Looking ahead, UMITRON aims to:
Enhance collaborations: Strengthen its partnerships with producers and processors to ensure a consistent supply of premium-quality seafood that is more sustainably farmed.
Diversify offerings: Expand the product range available for export, bringing a wider selection of high-quality Japanese-farmed fish to the US market.
Boost visibility: Utilise social media and other digital channels to increase consumer awareness and appreciation of Japanese-farmed fish, effectively broadening the brand’s market reach.
Promote sustainability: Continue promoting sustainable farming practices and contribute to the global aquaculture industry’s efforts toward environmental stewardship.
About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we've developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and A.I. technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine and coastal conservation and protection.
Ultimately, we aim to realise our mission to 'install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth'.
Umitron's Satellite Monitoring System Gives Japanese Aquaculture A Digital Boost
Prepared by: UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Ken Fujiwara; hereinafter referred to as ‘UMITRON’)
Ehime Prefecture, renowned for its picturesque natural beauty and thriving aquaculture industry, has selected UMITRON for a project to integrate its buoys into PULSE, a cutting-edge satellite monitoring tool that caters to production-centric environmental parameters. This integration is a part of the FY2022 Ehime Prefecture Digital Implementation Acceleration Project, - TRY ANGLE EHIME -.
As one of the prominent primary production regions in Japan, the Ehime government has implemented several buoys in the surrounding areas to monitor the conditions and provide farmers with critical data. However, disseminating this information to farmers was a significant challenge. To address this issue, Ehime Prefecture sought the expertise of UMITRON, the creator of PULSE.
PULSE is an advanced satellite monitoring tool aggregating data from over 30 satellites and open-source data for crucial ocean parameters, such as dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, salinity, wave height, and water temperature. It enables users to view historical data of up to two years and forecast data of up to 48 hours for their site.
UMITRON engineers integrated the buoys into the PULSE platform, allowing farmers in Ehime to access comprehensive data from multiple sources, including local buoys, entirely free of charge. This comprehensive data insight empowers farmers to make better-informed decisions about feeding, treatment, and asset protection in the event of inclement weather. Ultimately, it will enable them to achieve more with less.
"UMITRON PULSE now can integrate various ocean environment data and provides one-stop access to ocean environmental data, which typically are stored and hosted at multiple websites and less accessible for farmers for daily uses.," said Ken Fujiwara, UMITRON's co-founder and CEO. "We plan to add more local data by collaborating with local governments and public research institutes."
Try Angle Ehime is geared towards facilitating the digital transformation of the aquaculture industry. This collaboration between Ehime Prefecture and UMITRON marks a significant milestone in achieving that objective.
For more information on the Ehime Prefecture Digital Implementation Acceleration Project’s Try Angle Ehime, please visit their website at https://dx-ehime.jp/.
About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we've developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and A.I. technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine and coastal conservation and protection.
Ultimately, we aim to realise our mission to 'install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth'.
Umitron takes its sustainable seafood brand global with a rebranding exercise.
UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ken Fujiwara, hereafter UMITRON) has recently announced a rebrand of the consumer arm of its business, a move that reflects its redefined strategy to expand globally beyond Japan and also to reiterate its mission to promote global sustainable seafood products farmed using technology.
Previously Umi to Sachi, the new brand name now follows the parent company's name, UMITRON. The alignment of brand names is a better fit for the company's mission to create awareness for sustainably farmed products using technology and also serves as a call to action to its partners and aquaculture stakeholders to adopt more sustainable practices along the value chain.
The new brand identity was unveiled this week, featuring:
New logo:
※ Left: English logo, right: Japanese logo
New brand tagline: 'Seafood Farmed S.M.A.R.T.' is an acronym reflecting the company's 5 pillars of its commitment to consumers:
Sustainable
Sustainability is our mission and ultimate goal, and we want to support the industry to produce more efficiently to meet global food security demands without compromising our marine resources.
Marine protection driven
One of our goals is to help aquaculture farms to co-exist with nature. Using high-tech farming methods helps reduces unnecessary feed wastage that would otherwise pollute the surrounding waters. Shifting food production towards farmed versus caught can also help to protect wild stocks from being overfished.
AI-powered production
The products under this brand are farmed using high-tech methods powered by AI. These bespoke algorithms allow us to feed fish with high precision based on their behaviours and appetites1.
Reduced carbon footprint
In a world striving for carbon neutrality, we’ve created solutions for farmers that have helped them reduce their overall farming footprint2. We aim to expand this to multiple species and make this information available to consumers. In doing so, we want to empower them to be more proactive in environmental protection via their purchasing choices.
Traceable
Our technology solutions allow us to obtain a traceable product from farm to table, and we believe that being open and transparent about the farming story will enable consumers to better understand the origins of their purchases.
New website: https://www.umitosachi.umitron.com/
■ About UMITRON
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we've developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and AI technology. We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine conservation and protection. Ultimately, we aim to realize our mission to 'install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth'.
The consumer-facing side of the business (previously Umi to Sachi') has been operating since 25 November 2020, providing consumers with sustainable seafood farmed using AI technology. These products were made available through various sales channels, such as major supermarkets, hotels and restaurant chains in Japan.
Related links: https://umitron.com/en/index.html
References:
1: Umitron’s AI-based products
Umitron Remora - AI-based feeding optimization and mortality estimation to large-scale farms
https://pr-en.umitron.com/post/682558508122718208/remora
Umitron’s foray into reducing the carbon footprint of aquaculture production
UMITRON K.K. (Location: Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo, Representative: Ken Fujiwara, hereafter UMITRON) recently assessed the environmental footprint of their ASC-certified red sea bream sold under their sustainability brand, Umi to Sachi. The life cycle assessment (*1) measured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced across the product's value chain, from raw material procurement to end-use and disposal. The analysis also showed that Umitron Cell, Umitron's AI-powered smart feeder, reduced feed-related GHG emissions by 20% compared to conventional automatic feeders.
Details of the life cycle assessment
■ GHG emissions produced during the life cycle of Umi to Sachi's ASC certified red sea bream (per 100g of product)
The life cycle assessment (*1) showed that GHG emissions of Umi to Sachi's ASC-certified red sea bream were approximately 1,048g CO2 eq per 100 g of product (*2). The analysis results also showed that procurement of raw materials, mainly for fish feed, accounted for more than 80% of the product's total GHG emissions.
(*1) A method to assess the environmental impact of a product by breaking it down by each process, from raw material procurement, production, processing, distribution, sales, and disposal. The results were obtained in 2022 and reviewed by third-party company Cuon Crop K.K.
(*2) CO2 eq k(Carbon dioxide equivalent): Value converted to its CO2 equivalent using the Global Warming Potential (GWP).
■ Reduction of GHG emissions related to feed by UMITRON CELL (compared to conventional automatic feeders, per 100g of product)
When compared against conventional automatic feeders, Umitron Cell was able to decrease GHG emissions by about 20% (240g CO2 per 100g of product (*3)). This is because it uses an AI-based Fish Appetite Index (FAI) to analyze fish behavior during feeding and can minimize the amount of feed wastage in the water.
(*3) Based on past proof-of-concept (POC) trials conducted by Umitron and red sea bream farmers in Japan.
■ Comparison of GHG emissions between food products (per 100g of product)
The 20% reduction roughly translates to about 1 hour of home air conditioner use. When compared against the carbon footprint for beef produced in Japan, Umi to Sachi's product had a difference of 1,360g CO2 eq per 100g of product (approximately 5.7 hours of home air conditioner use). In the future, Umitron is planning to add more data on GHG reductions for products farmed using Umitron Cell.
Future initiatives
In addition to its continuous journey to develop technologies to improve the farm working environment and the efficiency of fish production, Umitron sees the potential to also contribute to environmental sustainability by helping to reduce the aquaculture industry's carbon footprint. Furthermore, based on the positive results obtained from this life cycle assessment, the company also plans to include the carbon footprint of the products sold under their Umi to Sachi brand. Looking ahead, we want to play a more central role in achieving a low-carbon economy by encouraging consumers to be more sustainability-focused when shopping and choosing more eco-friendly products.
Umi to Sachi’s press release:
https://pr-en.umitron.com/post/654284647153418240/ecstart
About UMITRON
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint. Over the past few years, we’ve developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and AI technology.
We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine conservation and protection. Ultimately, we aim to realize our mission to ‘install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth’.
UMITRON raises $15M in Pre-series B to promote overseas business development.
UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / Managing Director Masahiko Yamada) and UMITRON K.K. (Location: Tokyo, Co-founder / Representative Director Ken Fujiwara) (hereinafter Umitron) raised around 15 million SGD in their pre-series B round from ENEOS Holdings, QB II Investment Limited Partnership, Toyo Seikan Group, and other commercial banks by combining equity and debt finance.
Combined with our Series A financing in 2018, Umitron has raised 30 million SGD. With this funding, we will strengthen the business foundation of our existing and new services, accelerate overseas business development for salmon and shrimp farming, and increase collaboration with our partners, in which we have significant investments to date.
<Umitron's global services>
■ UMITRON REMORA
UMITRON REMORA is an AI software service that can be installed in existing facilities at large-scale aquaculture farms without needing additional equipment. The process is simple - farmers install the software on the computer they use at the aquaculture site and connect it to the existing cameras installed in fish pens.
UMITRON REMORA also has unique edge AI technologies to perform appetite analysis utilising the farm's existing IT resources and does not require a stable communication environment or additional local servers.
Furthermore, with UMITRON REMORA's real-time feed monitoring and dead fish detection capabilities, farmers now have a powerful tool to optimise their feeding protocols and better manage their production performance. We have already introduced this service in most major salmon farming regions such as
Northern Europe and South America and expect to expand the service in the future.
■ UMITRON EAGLE
UMITRON EAGLE is the world's first real-time AI analysis solution for shrimp farming. Despite undergoing significant growth, technological improvements have been limiting for shrimp producers, partly due to challenges overcoming poor water transparency and an increased focus on digital transformations in fish production. However, Umitron has created a product to assess shrimp production conditions using customised AI algorithms to track real-time biological conditions and other factors in highly turbid and intensive production environments. These include but are not limited to real-time appetite analysis, health and growth conditions, and biomass. We are currently affiliated with Charoen Pokphant Foods (CPF), the world's largest shrimp farmer, and will expand to Southeast Asia, India and China in the future.
■ UMITRON PULSE
UMITRON PULSE is a platform that utilises satellite remote sensing technology to acquire global high-resolution oceanographic data for aquaculture applications. Parameters include seawater temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll concentration, wave height, winds, and currents.
Regardless of species, small changes in the marine environment can significantly impact producer operations such as feed amounts and timing, harvesting and logistics. In addition, major events such as harmful algal blooms can also cause mass mortalities or result in temporary farm closures due to health safety concerns if not detected early. UMITRON PULSE currently provides a 48-hour forecast, the latest available location data, and two years of historical data, which can be used for long-term planning and risk mitigation. The service is already being used in more than 20 countries worldwide, including Europe, Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Oceania. We will continue to develop partnerships with global stakeholders with whom we can collaborate on big data analysis utilising long-term data.
<Accelerating overseas business development>
In addition to strengthening its existing business, Umitron intends to enhance the global development of the services mentioned above with this financing. The company has already formed multinational teams with diverse backgrounds in Singapore and Japan. Furthermore, it will further accelerate the establishment of local subsidiaries and business development in key salmon production regions such as Northern Europe and Chile, and in Southeast Asia, a major market and production hub for shrimp farming.
■ About Umitron
UMITRON is a Singapore and Japan-based deep tech company aiming to solve worldwide food and environmental problems by empowering aquaculture with technology to achieve a more sustainable footprint.
Over the past few years, we’ve developed products exclusively for the industry using a combination of IoT, satellite remote sensing and AI technology.
We are committed to achieving industry growth by improving the working environment and ensuring a safe and stable supply of marine resources with a strong focus on marine conservation and protection. Ultimately, we aim to realise our mission to ‘install Sustainable Aquaculture on Earth’.
