Aquatic
FlowCam for Shellfish Hatcheries and Fish Farming Applications
FlowCam provides a powerful tool to assess food supply and health of larvae in shellfish aquaculture operations or to monitor harmful algal blooms in finfish operations.
FlowCam is ideally suited for aquaculture research thanks to its unique ability to target phytoplankton and shellfish larvae in a single platform.
Save valuable time and understand the fundamental building blocks of fish and shellfish growth with FlowCam.
Use FlowCam to:
- Analyze larvae and phytoplankton with the same instrument
- Quickly and reliably evaluate fertilization success rate, egg growth, and abnormalities
- Rapidly count and measure larvae at several developmental stages, assess their viability, and monitor larval transport
- Expedite analysis of water samples and evaluate productivity and plankton availability for food supply
- Visualize and enumerate predators to characterize when and where they spawn
"FlowCam is like a new sleuth that helps us solve mysteries in our hatchery, sometimes before we even know we have a problem!"
FlowCam collage of scallop spat from NOAA Milford Lab
Mussel eggs with and without polar bodies imaged with FlowCam 8100 (10X, FOV100), ranging in size from 67 to 68 μm in diameter
Thalassiosira weissflogii cells grown in culture by Maine's Downeast Institute shellfish hatchery, imaged by FlowCam 8100 at 20X
Asian shorecrab eggs imaged with FlowCam 8100 (4X, FOV600) (Source: Renee Montanaro, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)
Chaetoceros, a diatom that can irritate fish gills, imaged by FlowCam at 10X
FlowCam Supports a Broad Array of Aquaculture Research and Monitoring Goals
Combining the basic principles of microscopy, particle counting, and image recognition, FlowCam enables rapid analysis and particle characterization for aquaculture applications as diverse as: water quality monitoring, harmful algal bloom prevention, shellfish reproduction and larvae research, microalgae culture growth, and predator threat monitoring.
Fluorescence capabilities allow for the differentiation of stained particles or the comparison of living and non-living organisms in your water sample with FlowCam’s versatile platform.
Additional Resources
Guides
Case Studies
Methodologies
Blog Posts
- Safeguarding Aquaculture Ponds Through Nuisance Algae Identification
- Nantucket User Groups Share FlowCam to Monitor Water Quality at Shellfish Hatchery
- FlowCam Used to Detect CyanoHABs in African Fish Farms
- A Kelp Farm Tour with Spartan Sea Farms Provides Insight into Relationship Between Micro- and Macroalgae
- FlowCam for Shellfish Aquaculture and Research
Published Research
Videos
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