Size sorting salmon is common practice – but there is a better way!

 

In salmon hatcheries, fish are usually sorted by size early on (around 40-100 grams) to make feeding, health management, and logistics easier.

 

But as they grow to harvest size (up to 5,000 grams!), differences in size return, creating costly inefficiencies.

 

 

So, how can we solve this? Enter gender sorting

 

Instead of just grouping by size, sorting by gender taps into natural growth patterns, leading to healthier, more uniform growth across the entire life cycle.

 

This approach can increase farm profitability by over 20%!

 

Some key gains:
– Female-only tanks achieve a 5% growth boost versus mixed groups
– Male salmon can grow up to 20% faster, shortening production cycles

 

Gender sorting has already taken off in Chile, where around 100 million salmon are sorted by hand each year.

 


Imagine the potential with automated, high-precision sorting

 

That’s where the SORTpro comes in. Our patented, AI-driven solution sorts up to 10,000 juvenile fish per hour with near-perfect accuracy, seamlessly integrated with vaccination.

 

Plus, it goes beyond sorting—identifying fish early on that may not survive or thrive in production by detecting signs of challenges (e.g. maturation), disease or deformities. This allows farmers to focus resources on the fish most likely to reach the dinner table.

 

For more information or to explore how SORTpro can transform your aquaculture practices, kontakt oss.