MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611113251 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 22, 2026, for Autonomous Aerial Fish Harvesting And Preservation Drone With Self-Closing Net And Light Attraction System.

Inventor includes Samika Ren.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: An aerial fish harvesting and preservation apparatus includes a multi-rotor aerial vehicle (101), underwater sonar and optical camera sensors (109, 110), a flight controller (104), and an on-board computer (108) configured to identify a fish-rich region. A foldable capture net (111) having a cage-like configuration, inward- tapering one-way e...