Israeli Researchers Use AI To Decode Underwater Fish Feeding
Published by www.ynetnews.com on January 13, 2026.
A new Israeli study shows that listening to the sounds fish make while eating can enable real-time monitoring, early detection of disease and more precise feeding in aquaculture ponds.
The research will be presented on Tuesday at the International Sea The Future 2026 conference in Eilat, hosted by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry and the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience Ministry.
Contrary to the common perception of the underwater world as silent, it is in fact rich with sound. Marine environments are filled with communication signals between animals, noises created by movement and even sounds accompanying everyday activities such as eating.
The study, conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Shay Tal at the National Center for Mariculture at the Eilat branch of the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, reveals how these ‘sounds of the sea’ can be harnessed for advanced aquaculture monitoring. The research was carried out in collaboration with Dr. Shai Kendler, Prof. Barak Fishbain and Dror Ettlinger-Levy, PhD Student of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
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