Processing by Automation
A clear, confident journey from first deployment to full commercial rollout.
Last Updated: April 2026
A Managed Evolution
Tide 2030 is following a structured development path built around live performance at sea.
Each stage is intentional, measured, and designed to deliver a fully assured system for the fleet.
The Purpose of Onboard Trials
The entire ambition — by-catch separation, automated harvesting, sorting by size, sustainable welfare, quality assurance, and traceability — rests on one principle: Accurate definition of the geometric carapace size of the product.
It is:
- The most robust
- The most scientifically defensible
- The least variable
- The easiest to standardise
- The simplest to calibrate
- The easiest to maintain aboard a vessel
- The easiest to explain to regulators, buyers, and fishermen
It is the foundational block that everything else builds on. And it can only be delivered with the advent of AI innovation.
This is where the focus of development has ultimately landed through the course of evolving a robust, purpose-built solution designed exclusively for Nephrops processing.
March 2026 Release: Fully Compliant Commercial System
The enhanced version, planned for March 2026, incorporates the refinements identified during live use:
- Introducing onboard by-catch separation, including residency staging and pre-washing of the catch
- High-capacity in-line stunning of individual animals with low-voltage exposure
- High-capacity harvesting, including tailing, sizing, and weight grading of catches
This is the version intended for wider fleet rollout, available in modular configurations customised to the individual needs of each trawler.
Continuous Updates, Not Static Machines
Every system will operate as an upgradable platform, meaning:
- Software evolves with fleet feedback
- Optional modules can be added over time
- Early adopters receive priority access to updates
- The system grows in capability across its life
This ensures vessels stay ahead of market and regulatory expectations.
Industry Development Roadmap
2025
Pre-production systems deployed on first vessels.
Late 2025
Trial insights integrated; early adopter group established.
March 2026
Release of upgraded fully compliant commercial system.
2026–2027
Fleet rollout with modular expansion (packing, rapid chill, traceability)
A Partnership Approach with the Fleet
Early adopting vessels gain:
- Priority for the upgraded March 2026 system
- Direct input into functional evolution
- Access to support during the refinement phase
- A long-term place in the Tide 2030 development group
This positions fishermen as partners — not observers.
