Ocean Arks Tech secures US patent for its fish-farming “superyacht” concept

A rendering of the "superyacht" by Ocean Arks Tech
Ocean Arks Tech has secured a U.S. patent for its "superyacht" aquaculture operation concept | Photo courtesy of Ocean Arks Tech
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a patent to Chilean firm Ocean Arks Tech for its project to design a “superyacht” to develop aquaculture operations in the deep sea.

The company said it gained the patent on 31 December 2024 when the USPTO awarded it an invention patent following “six years of rigorous patent proceedings in the United States.”

Ocean Arks Tech said that the award marks it as “[one of] the few companies worldwide with patented technology of this scale for aquaculture and, potentially, as the first in Patagonia's history to achieve such recognition.”

“Our next steps are to build a prototype and globalize the technology,” Ocean Arks Tech Founder and Director Rodrigo Sanchez told SeafoodSource.

Ocean Ark Tech’s prototype is in part a response to criticisms of ...


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