2024-03-06
Canada has incredible and growing momentum in the ocean innovation ecosystem, and is on the cusp of transformative growth. Part of this ocean opportunity is transforming traditional industries into more effective, sustainable, and digitally advanced industries to enhance the natural advantages of the sector. A key role the Ocean Cluster plays is in supporting companies and partnerships that create technologies for transforming business practices. Many of these innovative solutions are globally competitive and reduce the environmental impact of current processes. By implementing these solutions, organizations can realize significant cost savings, making these environmentally sustainable technologies attractive solutions for adoption into operations.
One example of a project incentivizing digital technology is Tallybot. The Ocean Cluster is supporting ThisFish and its project partners to be one of the first in the world to embed artificial intelligence (AI) in seafood processing. The project uses AI to extract more information from data gathered during processing and implement tools such as predictive analytics to help companies better predict quality outcomes. Recognizing that higher costs or exposing processes to competitors may deter traditional ocean industries to take up new technologies, ThisFish identified commercial incentives and value in digitization to encourage adoption of their solution. This Tallybot project strives to make companies more efficient and more predictable.
Ocean Cluster
- Partners:
- ThisFish Inc., York University, McGill University, Eurofish S.A., Hardy Buoys Smoke Fish Ltd., Orca Specialty Food
- Impact:
- Technology Adoption
- Location:
- Vancouver, British Columbia