Your future shrimp meal may be from Atarraya’s farming tech – TechCrunch
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This includes cargo containers that can be located even in landlocked areas and moved accordingly to suit production needs.The three-pronged technology includes biofloc technology, which creates an ideal environment to protect shrimp from disease and so they can grow without the need for antibiotics or harsh chemicals and with minimal need for water discharge. Then there is the software aspect that enables remote operation management of the production and workflow mapped out with data so that it is easier to train and perform the farming tasks. Finally, artificial intelligence-powered automation and engineering components are designed to remote-monitor the water quality, regulate temperature and oxygenation and feed the shrimp.This technology is basically everything in a hyper modular solution, Russek said. The idea is that we can manufacture Shrimpbox anywhere in the world that is ready to use with plug-and-play and can be moved around efficiently using an intermodal transportation system.Now armed with $3.9 million in Series A angel investment, the first Shrimpbox prototypes are currently being assembled in Guapinole, Oaxaca, Mexico and a farm for training and demo purposes is expected to open later this year in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corp.The funding was led by Jeffrey Horing and a group of angel investors, including Mark K. Gormley, Geoffrey Kalish, Robert Stavis and Robert Goodman. Russek expects Atarraya to begin an early adopter program in 2023 and will start scaling in the second half of the year.That growth has enabled us now to be in a very strong position to make an impact in the industry, he added.