Blue Star announces it will combine AI, UV for crab identification process

Blue Star Foods announces its looking to improve its soft-shell crab operations by introducing cutting-edge technology that combines Artificial Intelligence, AI, with Ultraviolet, UV, light technology to revolutionize the industry’s standard molting crab identification process. The high labor costs in the soft-shell crab shedding industry are primarily attributed to visually & manually identifying molting crabs from non-molting ones. By implementing an AI system combined with UV light technology, the identification process can be automated, significantly reducing labor hours and costs, enhancing operational efficiency, and decreasing mortality rates. Our pilot facility operates 24/7 with three shifts. The integration of AI with UV light technology is expected to accurately and efficiently identify molting crabs, leading to reduced labor hours, operational costs, and mortality rates. The implementation of AI and UV light technology is forecasted to result in a reduction in labor costs, increased operational efficiency, and improve the current yield rates by 50%, resulting in potential increase profits of approximately 12.5% or $9 per dozen of live soft-shell crabs.