A distributed underwater sensor network below an aquaculture farm

Application / Aquaculture

Farm-wide underwater monitoring over the full production cycle.

Distributed nodes can track oxygen, temperature, currents, biomass behavior, and structural conditions throughout a farm rather than at a single instrument location.

Primary objectiveUnderstand conditions across the farm
System configurationArgus nodes selected by depth and farm geometry
Operator outputEnvironmental trends, animal behavior, and alerts

Measurements that represent the whole site.

Conditions can vary significantly across a large farm and through the water column. A small number of surface-connected instruments may miss local oxygen changes, current patterns, biomass behavior, or early structural issues.

Argus nodes can be placed on pens and at selected depths to create a spatial picture of the site. Local models identify changes and reduce continuous sensor streams to the measurements and events that farm operators need.

01

Water quality

Track oxygen, temperature, salinity, turbidity, and current conditions across the farm and through depth.

02

Biomass behavior

Use acoustic and optical observations to understand distribution, feeding response, and unusual movement.

03

Structure monitoring

Observe nets, frames, anchors, and moorings for changes that warrant maintenance or closer inspection.

04

Environmental reporting

Retain consistent, time-stamped measurements for operational review and regulatory programs.

System approach

A sensing node integrated with the farm structure.

Argus A can be installed where it observes both the animals and the infrastructure while sharing a common data layer with nodes across the rest of the site.

Relevant systems

Select the Argus housing by depth and the sensor stack by mission.

Argus A, B, and X share a common seabed sensing, edge-processing, storage, power-management, and acoustic-communications architecture. Atlas services the deployed fleet, while Nexus provides the operating picture, planning, alerts, and tasking above it.