Associate Professor

Jenn-Kan Lu

• Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan

Topic:

Development of Disruptive Technologies towards the Productivity and Sustainable Aquaculture

Abstract: 

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector, with aquaculture production has surpassed capture fisheries since 2013​ (FAO, 2022). However, with the scale of farming overstocking, the deterioration of the water environment is accelerating, and infectious fish diseases occur frequently, resulting in a decline in the quality of aquatic products. Furthermore, since aquaculture in many regions face the dilemma of high age of farming workers and labor shortage, therefore innovative aquaculture technology need to be adopted to increase productivity and achieve sustainable development. In recent years, modern ICT and AIOT technologies are applied to various fields of aquaculture. Smart farms try to introduce AIoT technology to carry out precision breeding (GS & GE), biofloc technology, intelligent water oxygenation and auto-feeding management, recirculating water system (RAS), precision nutrition, exploiting alternative protein sources and functional additives, and biosecurity management to reduce incidence rate. Using intelligent precision cultivating technology to carry out scientific farming, farmers no longer rely on the climate to survive. Application of renewable energy, artificial intelligence-assisted decision analysis and automatic control technology can greatly reduce labor costs and achieve green and sustainable aquaculture. This presentation will summarize the development of aquaculture smart equipment, Internet of Things, edge computing, and drones, as well as the application of AI algorithms in smart aquaculture operations, analyze existing problems and future development prospects.

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