Tuesday January 27, 2026
ECO Magazine —
FISHBIO, a California-based fisheries science group, and Simsonar, a Finnish tech company specializing in underwater camera vision, have successfully developed and field-tested the AI-powered AquaSort system in northern Norway as part of a Norwegian government research and development (R&D) competition aimed at addressing the threat of invasive pink salmon. Following strong performance during field testing, the technology is now being refined for broader applications and additional usage in Norway, the United States, and beyond.
In recent years, invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), originally introduced to northern Russia, have spread rapidly across the North Atlantic, raising concerns about ecosystem impacts, disease transmission, and competition with native species. In Norway, locals want their waters rid of these invaders; however, effective methods of tackling invasive fish were lacking. In response, the Norwegian government created an R&D competition to invent a device to reduce invasive pink salmon.