Aquaculture (2022)

Aquaculture ROVs for Net Inspections, Patching, Mort Pushing and Site Selection

Every fish farm needs eyes underwater.

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CONVENIENT AQUACULTURE INSPECTIONS

Take control of your underwater assets. The Deep Trekker battery operated remotely operated vehicle allows operators the freedom to dive and inspect on their own time during emergency responses. Talk to our Industry Specialists today about your specific needs and learn more about:

Cost saving solutions. Hiring dive teams to perform regular and on-going aquaculture inspections can be expensive. Deep Trekker ROVs offer an affordable and customized option to fit within any budget.
Environmental safety concerns? No need for gas-powered generators or on-site power due to Deep Trekker's battery-operated vehicles. Ensure no risk of contamination to the environment or to fish health.

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Deep Trekker DTG3 ROV driving underwater along net in aquaculture pen

Net and moorings

Ensure mooring lines and anchor points are secured to guarantee structural integrity. This is necessary when setting up initial pen installations and to adhere to regulatory agency guidelines. An ROV can also be used to monitor smolt introductions, general health and welfare. Temporarily patch holes in nets using the Net Repair System.

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Mort Pushing

Fish mortalities gather at the bottom of the pen and often do not make it to the collection system. Using the ROV equipped with the mort removal tool, push mortalities into the mort pumping system or bring them to the surface.

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Close up view of the handheld controller screen of a Deep Trekker DTG3 vehicle showing an underwater view of fish and the bottom of a lake.

Site selection

Oftentimes government regulatory bodies will want to evaluate the seafloor, otherwise known as perform a benthic inspection or survey, to check if the environment is stable enough to support a fish farm. As part of good farming practices, benthic surveys may be performed throughout the life of a fish farm. This might include taking sediment samples with our sampler tools or scanning the sea floor and counting points of interest with our positioning sensors on board.

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Net and moorings

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Net and mooring inspection

Perform regular and efficient net inspections. Ensure mooring lines and anchor points are secured to guarantee structural integrity. This is necessary when setting up initial pen installations and to adhere to regulatory agency guidelines.

Every Fish Farm Needs an ROV

Take control of your net inspections and ensure effective cleaning and monitoring for wear and tear that could cause fish escapes. Make pen and net inspections part of your routine, and monitor stock health and feeding using a mini remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

Feeding assessment & fish husbandry

Save money and time with live feedback from the Deep Trekker networked solution of underwater camera systems. Monitor the feeding process, stock health and observe fish behavior.

What Is Aquaculture?

Aquaculture is also known as fish farming. Fish farmers breed, raise and harvest fish, mollusks, crustaceans, inverts, algae, aquatic plants and other organisms in controlled environments for human consumption.

The desire for healthy, sustainable animal proteins such as marine creatures has driven a steady incline in demand for seafood for many years. Aquaculture is a more sustainable alternative to wild-capture fishing, which has nearly depleted our oceans. The aquaculture industry is even more environmentally friendly than farming land creatures such as cows and chickens. When done correctly, aquaculture requires less water and food and produces significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions levels.

The popularity of aquaculture has been growing rapidly worldwide for the last 50 years. By 2030, the Global Aquaculture Alliance predicts more than half of all seafood for human consumption will be produced on fish farms. This "blue revolution" has presented new challenges and opportunities for innovations to improve the ways we farm fish.

Aquaculture Packages

DTG3 Package

The DTG3 makes getting eyes underwater easier than ever before. An extremely quick to deploy and reliable underwater drone for inspection and surveys.

PIVOT Expert

Want to put your PIVOT to work? The expert package unlocks the rotating tool platform plus the grabber tool, spare batteries for the ultimate convenience.

REVOLUTION ROV | Package

The REVOLUTION offers best-in-class performance. Its intuitive design makes inspections easy in high currents. Add an imaging sonar for best results.

DTPod Underwater Camera

The 360 degree pan and tilt camera is controlled via the handheld, splashproof 7” LCD controller.

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Our operations take place in several locations of the Chilean Patagonia, where the ROVs face extreme weather and sea conditions on a daily basis. In spite of these harsh conditions, we’re able to offer an excellent and efficient service to our customers due to the technology from Deep Trekker at our disposal.

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Customer Reviews

See How Our Customers Use ROVs for Aquaculture

Aqua-Cage Fisheries

Aqua-Cage Fisheries uses their Deep Trekker ROV to perform net inspections, fix entanglements around the farm, and monitor fish feeding.

Erko Seafood

Erko Seafood deploys their ROV on their farms to monitor salmon health, retrieve dropped gear, and watch for predators.

Mowi ASA

With their Deep Trekker ROVs, Mowi has saved over $3 million USD on dive inspection costs for their fish farms.

Why Deep Trekker for Aquaculture?

Deep Trekker ROVs are built for function. We design every piece of our ROVs in-house to ensure they are low-cost, high-quality and perfectly suited for your tasks. These compartments feature aluminum and stainless steel bodies that are built to last, so you can get the most for your money.

We also test every unit that leaves our shops in specially made pressure tanks designed to simulate the conditions of underwater use. This ensures your Deep Trekker ROV will help you get work done and make tough tasks easier.