The latest in shrimp farming tech: New shrimp farm has first harvest in Indy

INDIANAPOLIS — Have you ever heard of a Shrimpbox? The makers describe it as an intelligent, automated shrimp farm that is disconnected from the oceans and located close to the consumer.

Atarraya, the company in charge, calls it the world’s first sustainable plug-and-play aquaculture shrimp farm. Each unit can produce 1.6 tons of shrimp.

In November, the company celebrated the first shrimp harvest at a location in Indianapolis.

“Celebrating our first harvest in Indianapolis only four months after starting operations is an exceptional proof of concept for our Shrimpboxes,” said Daniel Russek, founder and CEO of Atarraya.

“It demonstrates our promise of a plug-and-play shrimp farming technology that produces fresh shrimp quickly and easily — even in landlocked areas — is already a reality.

“Normal shrimp farms need years of preparation before operators can harvest the first shrimp. Our AI-powered Shrimpboxes shorten that period to mere months.”

How It Works

1. Incorporated sensors measure the concentrations of oxygen, temperature, PH, NO2, NO3, NH4N, turbidity and alkalinity of the water.

2. Via cloud computing, it connects with software to feed it with data and receive instructions that are automatically executed.

3. Farm personnel need only monitor the operation of the electrical and mechanical systems and feed the shrimp.

4. Using Atarraya, users with a farm administrator role can create tasks to be executed on a daily basis or extraordinary interventions.

“We received tremendous support from the government of Indiana through AgriNovus and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation in setting up our U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis,” Russek said.

“Everybody we’ve met in Indiana regards our vision and our work with immense respect, and we have already made valuable connections with various stakeholders — many of whom joined us at our harvest event.

“Indiana is rapidly becoming a major U.S. agtech hub. We have spoken to many Indiana farmers who are interested in diversifying their operations with Shrimpbox.”

For more information, visit www.atarraya.ai.