Foqum Analytics has developed a digital twin for Aquanaria, a European seabass aquaculture company, with the aim of optimizing decision-making in a production environment that is especially complex.
In the aquaculture sector, variables such as biomass growth, mortality, feeding, and the demand for specimens by size evolve simultaneously and are closely interrelated. This reality requires continuous decision-making that directly affects profitability, commercial planning, and the sustainability of the business.
The solution developed by Foqum enables simulation of the operation’s behavior at both the production and commercial levels, with the goal of anticipating scenarios and evaluating the impact of different strategies before implementation.
How the system works
The system acts as a simulation-optimizer that enables more efficient management of one of the sector’s main assets: stock at sea. Its economic value depends not only on the decisions made today, but also on its future evolution, especially in a context where fish can move from fingerlings to specimens over 3 kilograms in a growth cycle longer than 50 months.
The solution helps balance variables that often compete with each other, such as immediate revenue and the long-term potential value of the stock. But beyond optimization, it introduces a meaningful shift in decision-making. By allowing testing different scenarios and understanding their consequences, the system provides greater visibility into the impact of each strategy and reduces risk in an environment particularly sensitive to errors.
For Aquanaria, this project marks a step toward a more predictive and integrated management model, where knowing in advance the impact of operational decisions is key to maximizing the bottom line and enhancing customer service.
