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Why Data Alone Won’t Save Your Next Sea Lice Treatment

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What does one missed treatment window cost your farm?

Farms today are navigating rising disease pressure, evolving regulations, and higher demands for precision. But even with more dashboards and reports, many still struggle to turn data into clear decisions. That’s not a data problem. It’s a visibility problem.

Intelligence - true, actionable intelligence - is what changes that.

 

The Hidden Cost of Working Without Intelligence

The cost of running without a data intelligence platform isn’t always obvious. Farms may feel like they’re managing, but behind the scenes:

Most farms today still rely on retrospective reporting. But when disease risk is rising and the cost of being wrong is higher than ever, looking back isn’t enough

 

The Manolin Engine: From Raw Data to Ready Insight

Manolin’s data engine doesn’t just store information. It powers action, offering farms a data-backed gut check to validate (what may already be) concerns from recent observations.

Our engine constantly cleans, structures, and traces fish populations across sites and generations, linking outcomes to every movement, input, and environmental condition.

That means farm managers aren’t just tracking performance. They’re seeing the full story behind it and changing what comes next.

Across both of Manolin’s platforms - Watershed (for farms) and Harpoon (for suppliers) - this engine enables precision, pattern recognition, and clarity at scale.

 

Real Results, Across the Industry

We’ve seen what’s possible when farms stop guessing and start acting on intelligence:

 

  • Hofseth x Cargill Strategic Partnership:
    A personalized sea lice pressure strategy led to:

“This project shows that better decisions can be made from analyzing structured data to improve our sea lice management.” - Sven Amund Skotheim, Fish Health Manager, Hofseth Aqua

These outcomes weren’t discovered after the fact, they were made possible by the ability to see what mattered, when it mattered.

 

What Manolin's Data Intelligence Engine Delivers in Salmon Farming

Farms using the Manolin engine gain more than just analytics — they gain smarter operations across every level of decision-making.

Predictive Models That Show When to Act
When treatment windows close, consequences grow. That’s why farms use Manolin’s predictive disease forecasts and lice treatment recommendations (built on years of population-traced production data) to catch the signal before the damage is done.

Clarity on What to Prioritize Right Now
In aquaculture, the biggest risk often lies in choosing the wrong battle. Manolin’s in-app guidance and personalized risk models surface the highest-impact decisions based on current farm conditions, saving teams from second-guessing or reactivity.

Earlier Detection of Emerging Problems
Disease risk scoring and anomaly detection flag subtle changes in fish behavior, site dynamics, or environmental shifts that wouldn’t show up in a traditional dashboard. These silent signals are often the earliest indicators of trouble.

Structured, Traceable Decisions That Hold Up
Every decision - treatment, harvest, stocking, or mortality response - is captured and contextualized by the Manolin engine. That means a complete audit trail, clean data in real-time, and population-level insights ready for regulators, reporting, or benchmarking. From daily actions to annual Mattilsynet audits, intelligence becomes a source of confidence, not stress.



Smarter Aquaculture Starts With Our Intelligence Software

Salmon farming doesn’t need more dashboards. It needs clearer answers. Faster insight. More confident action.

That’s what the Manolin engine delivers, and why farms and suppliers across the industry are changing the way they work.

In aquaculture, intelligence isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.