By SeaWestNews
A Campbell River aquaculture technology company is heading into one of the world’s biggest seafood farming trade shows with fresh momentum, a new international partnership, and federal backing for its global expansion.
Poseidon Ocean Systems, the B.C.-based supplier of fish life-support technology, is teaming up with Chilean nanobubble firm Kran in an alliance aimed at helping salmon farmers better manage environmental conditions, reduce production risks, and respond faster to tightening regulatory demands.
The partnership is being unveiled at this week’s Aquasur 2026 in Puerto Varas, Chile, where seafood producers are looking for more reliable ways to protect fish health while improving environmental performance.
For Poseidon, the deal marks another step in its rise from a Vancouver Island innovator to an increasingly important player in global aquaculture infrastructure.
Founded in Campbell River in 2015, the company has built a growing international footprint with oxygenation and aeration systems designed to help fish farms operate in tougher and more volatile ocean conditions.
Its Flowpressor, Oxypressor and Depth Charge technologies are designed to improve oxygen levels in the water column, reduce waste and support fish performance. More than 100 Poseidon systems are now deployed across five countries, including Canada, Chile, Norway, Scotland and Australia.
The new partnership pairs that expertise in water-column oxygenation with Kran’s seabed restoration work.
Under the alliance, Poseidon will contribute its Life Support System, built to stabilize dissolved oxygen levels in production modules and reduce exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
Kran, for its part, brings more than seven years of seabed recovery experience and says it has completed more than 44 operations. In 2025 alone, the company reported full recovery at all sites where it operated, including preventive interventions during active production cycles. Its nanobubble technology is designed to reduce organic matter accumulation and improve sediment conditions beneath farms.
Together, the companies say their services can be deployed independently or as an integrated package, giving salmon producers a more coordinated way to manage both fish welfare in the pens and environmental conditions on the seafloor below.
“The well-being of the fish and supporting the salmon industry in strengthening its environmental commitment has been the main motivation for this partnership,” Poseidon Aquaculture SPA General Manager Carlos Antiman said in a statement. “We see clear synergies between our technologies and how they operate in the field.”
Kran aquaculture manager Mauricio Bueno said the industry’s future will depend on acting before environmental conditions deteriorate.
“The future of salmon farming lies in anticipating deterioration,” Bueno said, adding that Kran has expanded its technical and environmental capabilities to improve monitoring and add preventive services at production sites.
That focus on prevention appears to be at the heart of the alliance.
The companies said their combined model is intended to improve predictability in production cycles, reduce exposure to remediation costs, and help producers avoid the higher costs that come with reacting after environmental problems have already taken hold.
In Chile, where salmon farmers are facing tighter environmental requirements and warming waters, that kind of integrated support is becoming increasingly valuable. The companies note that demand has surged in Chile, the world’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon, as operators invest more aggressively in technology to manage changing conditions.
Poseidon’s expansion push recently got a lift from Ottawa.
Export Development Canada has committed $20 million to support the global growth of Poseidon Ocean Systems, calling the Campbell River firm an innovator supplying critical fish life-support systems to ocean farms around the world. EDC said the funding would help accelerate the company’s international growth by supporting technologies that improve fish welfare, increase productivity and reduce emissions.
The biennial Aquasur 2026 event, billed as the largest aquaculture trade show in the southern hemisphere runs from March 24 to 26 near Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt in Chile’s Los Lagos region.
It is expected to draw exhibitors and visitors from more than 39 countries.
Main Image courtesy Poseidon/Kran – Left to right: Poseidon OS Commercial Manager Mauricio Cerda, Kran CEO Caralina Pfenniger, Poseidon Aquaculture SPA General Manager Carlos Antiman, Kran Founder and President Jaime de la Cruz
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