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International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), IFAC papers online, 7(20), p. 199-203

DOI: 10.1016/s1474-6670(17)59179-x

Norsk Forening for Automatisering, Modeling, Identification and Control, 1(8), p. 39-46

DOI: 10.4173/mic.1987.1.5

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Automatic feeding and Harvesting of Juvenile Atlantic Cod (Gadus Morhua L.) in a Pond

Journal article published in 1987 by V. Øiestad, T. Pedersen, A. Folkvord ORCID, Å. Bjordal, P. G. Kvenseth
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Large scale production of juvenile Atlantic cod has been carried out since 1980 in a saltwater pond. A break-through was obtained in 1983 with high survival rates of cod larvae to metamorphosis. In 1985 we made progress in two fiels, reduced cannibalism and automatic harvesting. Juvenile cod formed large schools while fed dry pellets in the currents set up by five propellers. An underwater loudspeaker was programmed to give sound pulses just before feeding. During harvesting dry pellets were released inside a fish trap while giving the sound signals the cod juveniles were conditioned to. The cod readily entered the trap and a computer-controlled fish pump transported the fish from the fish trap into a storing tank and grading grids. The trap gradually emptied the pond of fish and more than 80