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MIT students join Norway program to study high-tech Aquaculture and marine innovation
Two Massachusetts students travelled to Norway to take part in specialised program focused on Aquaculture
In a significant academic collaboration, two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students have travelled to Norway to take part in a specialised programme focused on cutting-edge Aquaculture systems and marine innovation, as the global demand for sustainable seafood continues to rise.
MIT has partnered with Norway’s SINTEF Ocean to offer hands-on exposure to the world’s most advanced Aquaculture technology.
Norway, already a global leader in salmon farming, provided an ideal setting for the MIT students to study offshore systems, robotics and next-generation marine tools now shaping the future of ocean farming.
The students, Beckett Devoe and Tony Tang, joined the initiative through MIT Sea Grant’s UROP framework, after earlier work on wave generator design and AI tools for assessing oyster larvae health.
Their Norway internships were facilitated under the AquaCulture Shock programme, which aims to train young engineers in emerging Aquaculture technologies.
At SINTEF Ocean’s Aquaculture Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory, the MIT interns explored systems used across Norway’s extensive network of fish farms, including environmental sensors, biomass-tracking cameras, and automated feeding robots that help reduce costs and environmental impact.
As the programme concluded, MIT highlighted the benefits of combining technical training with cultural exposure in Norway’s innovation-driven marine sector.
Notably, the experience is expected to deepen the students’ understanding of Aquaculture and strengthen collaboration between MIT and Norway in sustainable ocean technologies.
