UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture

UMBC received $1.5 million in congressional funding to establish the UMBC Center for Precision Aquaculture, an interdisciplinary effort to revolutionize land-based fish production through real-time monitoring and smart technology. Advanced underwater imaging, optical sensors, and AI will track fish biomass, behavior, body condition, stress signals, and early disease indicators, allowing producers to optimize tank conditions for better growth, health, and welfare.

CSEE faculty Rebecca Williams and Don Engel are co-investigators and have worked with CSEE MS student Beamlak Bekele to develop computer vision tools for extracting information about fish in underwater environments.

Read more about this project here.