Top 10 in UN’s sustainability award

We are thrilled to share our involvement in an AI-based solution for managing invasive pukkellaks (pink salmon) in Norway, a project that has reached the finals of the prestigious SDG GameChangers Award by the ITU, a United Nations agency. This nomination, among 450 others, recognizes the project as one of the top 10 finalists, highlighting innovative solutions contributing to the UN's sustainability goals.

Our collaboration with Huawei Norway, Berlevåg Hunter and Fisher Association (BJFF), and Troll Systems has led to the creation of a state-of-the-art AI system in Berlevåg. This system, powered by solar energy, expertly differentiates between the native Atlantic salmon and the invasive pukkellaks, ensuring the latter is directed to a separate enclosure, while allowing the native species and others to freely migrate upriver. Notably, the fish identification system, developed by Simula Consulting, achieved a 100% accuracy rate in classification.

This project supports several of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly "Clean Water and Sanitation," "Life Below Water," "Life on Land," and "Partnerships for the Goals." At Simula Consulting, we take pride in our contribution to this initiative, which showcases our commitment to leveraging technology for environmental sustainability and biodiversity protection. We believe in the power of AI to address complex environmental challenges and are honored to be part of a solution that not only protects Norwegian fauna but also sets a precedent for future ecological preservation efforts.

Live view of our Computer Vision model successfully classifying the invasive pink salmon (pukkellaks), and deciding to not open the fish cage.