Nautilus Collaboration

What Nautilus Collaboration does

Nautilus Collaboration is a privately held aquaculture technical services firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Lucaston, Tasmania, Australia. The company delivers specialized consulting across the aquaculture value chain — including aquatic animal health and biosecurity management, welfare policy and research (including humane slaughter and stunning), diagnostic test development, responsible farming certification, environmental compliance, and technical advisory such as M&A due diligence — through a senior team of certified aquatic veterinarians, PhD scientists, and ISO 9001/14001 lead auditors serving fish, shellfish, and prawn farms plus technology providers and investors in markets spanning Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Scotland, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Africa.

The company's technology portfolio centers on two differentiated products. LPAS (Live Phytoplankton Analysis System) is a computer-vision system that automatically identifies harmful algal bloom phytoplankton species from on-farm images, trained on over 9,500 labeled images collected across four geographies and commercially launched in 2024 through partner OTAQ. Tive Tags provide smartphone-activated cold-chain temperature and location monitoring for seafood logistics. The firm also operates research-stage platforms including SEATRU (an ML-driven pond microbiome monitoring concept built on KYTOS flow cytometry with Aqua Pharma Group and Aquatiq), electrocoagulation water treatment pilots at Australian Prawn Farmers, ATP-ase smoltification testing for Atlantic salmon smolt quality at Petuna, and commercial-scale tilapia electric stunning implementations at Regal Springs with ACE Aquatec equipment.

Nautilus operates a sales-led, project-based go-to-market: a free 30-minute Calendly consultation with Managing Director Christine Huynh leads to quote-based project work delivered directly by the in-house team, complemented by content marketing via detailed project profiles on its website and LinkedIn-driven professional networking. Revenue is generated primarily through professional services fees on a per-project basis, with productized revenue indirect via the OTAQ partnership for LPAS and through Tive Tag distribution. No public pricing, subscription tiers, or disclosed financial figures are available.

Name

Nautilus Collaboration

Legal name

Nautilus Collaboration

Website

https://nautiluscollaboration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nautilus Collaboration is a Tasmania-based aquaculture technical services firm delivering veterinary, biosecurity, welfare, certification, and environmental compliance consulting to fish, shellfish, and prawn farms globally, alongside AI-driven phytoplankton monitoring (LPAS) and cold-chain solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aquaculture Technical Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Animal Production (11521), Veterinary Services (54194), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Aquaculture (11251)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting) (AFAEAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB), Online Monitoring, Sensors & Instrumentation (SCADA-integrated analyzers, probes, samplers) (EUANAJAC)

Keywords

• Aquaculture consulting services
• Aquatic animal health
• Fish welfare certification
• Aquaculture biosecurity management
• Responsible aquaculture advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Lucaston

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Technical Advisory Services: Consulting services including mergers and acquisitions due diligence, seafood processing plant design, aquaculture development project management, RAS design and management, board risk advisory, training seminars, and expert witness services.
2. Health & Biosecurity Management Services: Aquatic animal health and biosecurity consulting including capacity building, knowledge development, system development, passive surveillance, vaccine development and trialing, and smart-technology health surveillance.
3. Aquatic Animal Welfare Services: Veterinary and welfare consulting including policy development, fundamental and applied welfare research, humane slaughter and stunning research, internal standards development, and technical advisory.
4. Diagnostics Services: Diagnostic test development and commercialisation including histopathology services, smolt quality projects (ATP-ase and gene expression assays), and environmental DNA research.
5. Responsible Farming Certification Services: Certification support services including governance development, operational management, risk management, document management, internal auditing, HACCP, food safety and environmental management systems, and industry standards development.
6. Environmental Compliance Services: Compliance support for processing, hatchery, nursery and grow-out operations including receiving environment monitoring plans, administration, data analysis, reporting, environmental impact assessments, and permitting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nautilus Collaboration provides specialised technical consulting services for the global aquaculture industry, covering health and biosecurity management, aquatic animal welfare, diagnostics, responsible farming certification, environmental compliance, and technical advisory (including M&A due diligence and expert witness services). The company also develops and commercialises AI-powered monitoring technologies such as the Live Phytoplankton Analysis System (LPAS) for harmful algal bloom detection and TIVE Tags for cold chain monitoring, delivering solutions to fish, shellfish, and prawn farms worldwide.

Product overview

Nautilus Collaboration is an aquaculture technical services company founded in 2018, offering a portfolio of specialized products and services aimed at promoting responsible business practices in aquaculture. The core products include LPAS (Live Phytoplankton Analysis System), a machine learning tool for identifying harmful phytoplankton species launched commercially through OTAQ, and TIVE Tags for cold chain monitoring. Services span health and biosecurity management, aquatic animal welfare, diagnostics, responsible farming certification, environmental compliance, and technical advisory. The company also conducts R&D projects including SEATRU (pond microbiome monitoring), electrocoagulation technology for water treatment, ATP-ase smoltification testing, and electric stunning research. The company collaborates with global partners across Australia, Chile, Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LPAS (Live Phytoplankton Analysis System): Machine learning tool that identifies significant phytoplankton species to aquaculture, increasing the speed of algal counts and improving accuracy.
• TIVE Tags
• SEATRU

Products and services

• LPAS (Live Phytoplankton Analysis System) AI/computer-vision system that automatically identifies harmful algal bloom (HAB) phytoplankton species from on-site images, with user-defined alerts for specific species and concentration levels, cloud and local data access, and continuous AI training. Commercialised through OTAQ for aquaculture operators.
• TIVE Tags End-to-end cold chain monitoring label for temperature-sensitive aquaculture and seafood products. Activated by smartphone, with data uploaded to a dashboard for location and temperature tracking and configurable alarms. Used by Yumbah for shellfish cold chain traceability.
• Health & Biosecurity Management Services Veterinary team services covering aquatic animal health and biosecurity management including capacity building, knowledge development, system development, passive surveillance for disease detection, vaccine development and trialing, and smart-technology health surveillance. Target customers are aquaculture farms.
• Aquatic Animal Welfare Services Veterinary and welfare consulting including policy and procedure development for aquatic animal welfare, fundamental and applied welfare research (EEG studies), humane slaughter and stunning research, internal welfare standards development, and technical advisory. Target customers are aquaculture operators and processors.
• Diagnostics Services Development and commercialisation of diagnostic tests including histopathology services, smolt quality projects (ATP-ase and gene expression assays across Atlantic salmon, kingfish, barramundi, mussels, oysters, prawns, and abalone), and environmental DNA research. Target customers are aquaculture farms and processors.
• Responsible Farming Certification Services Certification support services covering governance development, operational management, risk management, document management, internal auditing, HACCP, food safety and environmental management systems, and industry standards development. Delivered to aquaculture operators pursuing responsible farming certification.
• Environmental Compliance Services Compliance support for processing, hatchery, nursery, and grow-out operations including receiving environment monitoring plans, administration, data analysis, reporting, environmental impact assessments, and permitting. Target customers are aquaculture operators requiring regulatory compliance.
• Technical Advisory Services Technical advisory covering M&A due diligence, seafood processing plant design, aquaculture development project management, RAS design and management, seafood supply chain traceability solutions, board risk advisory, training seminars, and expert witness services. Target customers are aquaculture operators, investors, and seafood industry stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant improvements in growth performance and failed smolt rates in Atlantic salmon populations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OTAQcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOTAQ has launched the Live Phytoplankton Analysis System (LPAS), a machine learning tool developed in collaboration with Nautilus Collaboration for identifying significant phytoplankton species to aquaculture.
• Blue Lion LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on LPAS project, assisting with AI training and image collection for phytoplankton identification system.
• SAIC (Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator on LPAS project providing support for AI training and deployment of devices on Scottish salmon farms.
• University of AberdeenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder and research collaborator for LPAS project, supporting development of AI-powered phytoplankton identification system.
• Aqua Pharma GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial owner of SEATRU concept, providing vision and support for holistic pond microbiome monitoring and management solution.
• AquatiqcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommercial owner collaborating on SEATRU concept for pond microbiome analysis and monitoring solution for aquaculture.
• ACE AquatecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in tilapia electric stunning research project, providing equipment for commercial pilot trials comparing electric stunning with hypothermic shock.
• Regal SpringscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported installation and implementation of electric stunning system for tilapia at their commercial processing facility. Team provided Cameron McClean and staff for project success.
• Australian Prawn FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost site for electrocoagulation pilot project testing removal of microalgae and total nitrogen from settlement pond discharge. FRDC Project 2022-019.
• Petuna AquaculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost for ATP-ase smoltification project. Cressy hatchery and technical team including Austin Lakey, Stuart Atherton, and others supported Atlantic salmon smolt quality research.
• Deakin UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner for ATP-ase smoltification project. Associate Professor Luis Afonso provided ongoing support and commercial outlook on R&D. Dr. Christian van Rijn completed Ph.D. at Deakin on salmon industry-funded project.
• Gill Health InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry initiative Nautilus assists and organises, celebrating 10-year anniversary. Focus on gill health management in aquaculture.
• Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelinda Yaxley serves as benchmarking committee member, contributing to responsible seafood production standards.
• Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelinda Yaxley serves as Country Coordinator across business development and program integrity teams, supporting responsible aquaculture practices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cuna del Mar: Aquaculture-focused investment and incubation vehicle that funds and advises sustainable aquaculture ventures. Overlaps with Nautilus's M&A and development advisory work, particularly for industry stakeholders and PE investors.
• Stirling Institute of Aquaculture (University of Stirling): World-leading aquaculture research institute that conducts both pure research and commercial consulting across fish health, welfare, and aquaculture systems. Larger and broader than Nautilus but serves as a comparable in combining R&D, diagnostic services, and industry training.
• Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC): Leading voluntary sustainability certification body for aquaculture. Nautilus supports ASC-adjacent certification work and Belinda Yaxley contributes through GSSI/GAA benchmarking; comparable in shaping responsible-farming standards.
• Phibro Animal Health (Aquaculture): Public animal health company with a dedicated aquaculture portfolio (vaccines, treatments, diagnostics). Comparable in targeting aquatic animal health and biosecurity, but at significantly larger scale and with proprietary pharmaceutical products.

Emerging players

• AquaManager: Aquaculture farm management software platform offering data-driven monitoring and operational analytics. Comparable to Nautilus's data-driven monitoring ambitions (LPAS, SEATRU) but commercially focused on software rather than consulting.

Direct peers

• Fish Vet Group: Specialist aquatic veterinary services and diagnostics provider for the aquaculture industry. Directly overlaps with Nautilus's aquatic animal health, biosecurity, and histopathology service offerings, particularly for salmonid markets.
• Aqua Pharma Group: Aquaculture water treatment and animal health solutions provider that is also a core Nautilus partner on the SEATRU microbiome monitoring project. Overlaps on electrocoagulation-adjacent water treatment, biosecurity, and integrated pond-health solutions.
• AquaBioTech Group: Malta-based aquaculture consulting and R&D firm offering multi-disciplinary technical services across aquatic health, environmental compliance, and aquaculture system design. Closest comparable to Nautilus in both service breadth (vet, diagnostics, advisory) and R&D/IP model (proprietary aquaculture technology development).
• Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management: Independent aquaculture consultancy providing technical advisory, environmental assessment, and certification support to fish farms and seafood investors. Comparable in combining scientific consulting with sustainable aquaculture advisory.
• AquaDetox / Aquatiq: Norwegian-headquartered aquaculture food safety and quality assurance services firm. Direct comparable in combining certification support, environmental compliance, and technical advisory for aquaculture producers, and is a core partner on Nautilus's SEATRU project.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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