Blume utilizes robotics, artificial intelligence, and IoT to monitor marine resources and assess the health of aquatic ecosystems, addressing the challenges posed by climate change and natural phenomena like El Niño. By providing precise data on biomass and environmental conditions, Blume aims to enhance sustainability in the fishing industry, which supports over 600 million people globally.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Climate change and natural phenomena like El Niño are impacting marine ecosystems, threatening the sustainability of the fishing industry, which supports over 600 million people. Traditional methods of monitoring marine resources lack the precision and accessibility needed to effectively manage these challenges.
Solution
Blume provides a solution for monitoring marine resources and assessing the health of aquatic ecosystems using robotics, artificial intelligence, and IoT. Their technology offers precise data on biomass, environmental conditions, and physicochemical/biological parameters of water. This enables enhanced sustainability in the fishing industry by providing an easy-to-use tool that allows access to hard-to-reach places, monitors underwater biomass, and delivers digital reports on current status and production forecasts. The system analyzes water parameters to prevent diseases.
Target Audience
Blume's primary customers are in the fishing industry, including vessel operators, fishery managers, and aquaculture farms, particularly in regions heavily impacted by climate change and El Niño.
Features
- Underwater robots for accessing hard-to-reach places
- Sailboat robots for surface monitoring
- AI models for monitoring underwater biomass, behavior, and welfare
- IoT data collection for delivering digital reports on current status and production forecasts
- BioTech analysis of physicochemical and biological parameters of water to prevent diseases