The use of information technology in aquaculture management

Abstract The recent advances in information technology (IT) have had profound impacts on all walks of life and aquaculture is no exception. The growing importance of aquaculture as an alternative source of protein has further emphasized the need to adapt and develop advanced IT for the better management of aquaculture facilities as well as the regional planning for aquaculture development. It is the objective of this paper to review the use and potential prospects of IT in aquaculture management. The information technologies considered are instrumentation and process control, data management, computerized models, decision support systems, artificial intelligence and expert systems, image processing and pattern recognition, geographical information systems, and information centres and networks. The review includes a brief introduction of each of the aforementioned technologies, followed by a survey of their current application as well as their potential use in aquaculture management.

[1]  Timothy L. Shaftel,et al.  A mixed-integer linear programming decision model for aquaculture , 1990 .

[2]  Ralph H. Sprague,et al.  Building Effective Decision Support Systems , 1982 .

[3]  Bjørn Totland,et al.  Monitoring Biological and Environmental Parameters in Aquaculture , 1987 .

[4]  Upton Hatch,et al.  Economic Assessment of Alternative Aquaculture Aeration Strategies , 1988 .

[5]  Wendy B. Rauch-Hindin,et al.  Artificial intelligence in business, science, and industry , 1985 .

[6]  L. Dorsey Worthy,et al.  A geographical information system for catfish farming development , 1988 .

[7]  Upton Hatch,et al.  Demonstrating the Use of Risk Programming for Aquacultural Farm Management , 1987 .

[8]  P. Varvarigos,et al.  An Inexpensive Microcomputer Based Data Record-Keeping System for the Individual Fish Farm , 1987 .

[9]  Hans Olav Ibrekk,et al.  Nationwide assessment of the suitability of the Norwegian coastal zone and rivers for aquaculture (LENKA) , 1993 .

[10]  A. L. Jensen,et al.  Optimum harvest time in Aquaculture: an application of economic principles to a Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), growth model , 1992 .

[11]  William Boyle.  Development of a computer vision fish biomass measurement procedure for use in aquaculture , 1995 .

[12]  J. Kapetsky,et al.  A Geographical Information System and Satellite Remote Sensing to Plan for Aquaculture Development: a FAO-UNEP/GRID Cooperative Study in Costa Rica , 1987 .

[13]  Louis W. Botsford,et al.  Optimal temperature control of a lobster plant , 1974 .

[14]  R Wu.  Biological and economic factors in the selection of cultured fish species and the development of a bio-economic model , 1989 .

[15]  Kevin A. Muench,et al.  Computers in aquaculture , 1986 .

[16]  Raul H. Piedrahita,et al.  An automated water quality data acquisition system for use in aquaculture ponds , 1988 .

[17]  Leif Jørgensen.  An Automated System for Incubation of Pelagic Fish Eggs , 1987 .

[18]  Hervé Claustre,et al.  A turbidostat driven and controlled by microcomputer , 1985 .

[19]  J. Kapetsky,et al.  Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture , 1991 .

[20]  P. Geoffrey Allen,et al.  Bioeconomics of Aquaculture , 1984 .

[21]  PingSun Leung,et al.  Optimal Harvest Age for Giant Clam, Tridacna derasa: An Economic Analysis , 1994 .

[22]  Robert J. Mulholland,et al.  Energy based dynamic model for Lago pond, Georgia , 1974 .

[23]  Oscar J. Cacho,et al.  Optimal Control of Fish Growth , 1991 .

[24]  Oscar J. Cacho,et al.  Bioeconomic analysis of fish growth: effects of dietary protein and ration size. , 1990 .

[25]  J. P. Nichols,et al.  Application of a Bio-Economic-Engineering Model for Shrimp Mariculture Systems , 1980, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

[26]  M. G. Poxton,et al.  The Remote Estimation of Weight and Growth in Turbot Using Image Analysis , 1987 .

[27]  Xijun Tian.  Optimal aquafarm structure and size : a case study of shrimp mariculture , 1993 .

[28]  S. Perkins,et al.  Microcomputer use in aquaculture genetics , 1987 .

[29]  M. Warming.  Oxygen Control on Aquaculture Plant , 1987 .

[30]  PingSun Leung,et al.  Applications of systems modeling in aquaculture , 1986 .

[31]  William C. Plaia.  A computerized environmental monitoring and control system for use in aquaculture , 1987 .

[32]  Donald L. Kramer,et al.  A control system for the long-term maintenance of hypoxic water , 1988 .

[33]  Erik Hansen.  Computer Aided Control and Monitoring of Aquaculture Plants , 1987 .

[34]  Upton Hatch,et al.  An Application of Safety-First Probability Limits in a Discrete Stochastic Farm Management Programming Model , 1989, Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

[35]  Wade L. Griffin,et al.  A bioeconomic model of shrimp maricultural systems in the U.S.A. , 1984 .

[36]  J. W. Zahradnik.  Status and Perspectives in the Instrumentation of Aquacultural Facilities , 1987 .

[37]  S. Toumodge.  Book reviews - Artificial intelligence, an application-oriented approach , 1987, IEEE Control Systems Magazine.

[38]  J.-O. Sannö.  ALFA-LOG — Computerized Registering, Control, and Alarm System for Aquaculture , 1987 .

[39]  Arild Folkvord,et al.  Automatic feeding and Harvesting of Juvenile Atlantic Cod (Gadus Morhua L.) in a Pond , 1987 .

[40]  Upton Hatch,et al.  A risk programming model for farm-raised catfish , 1988 .

[41]  PingSun Leung,et al.  Optimal Scheduling in Shrimp Mariculture: A Stochastic Growing Inventory Problem , 1990 .

[42]  Lindsay G. Ross,et al.  Microcomputer spreadsheets for the implementation of geographic information systems in aquaculture: a case study on carp in Pakistan , 1991 .

[43]  Don B. Lynch.  Concise Dictionary of Computing and Information Technology , 1991 .

[44]  PingSun Leung,et al.  Modeling prawn production management system: A dynamic Markov decision approach , 1989 .

[45]  PingSun Leung,et al.  Financial analysis of shrimp production: an electronic spreadsheet model , 1989 .

[46]  Curtis M. Jolly,et al.  An integrated poultry, multi-species aquaculture for Malaysian rice farmers: A mixed integer programming approach , 1990 .

[47]  Louis W. Botsford,et al.  Economic optimization of an aquaculture facility , 1975 .

[48]  B. F. Keegan,et al.  The use of REMOTS® technology in monitoring coastal enrichment resulting from mariculture☆ , 1989 .

[49]  Omar F. El-Gayar,et al.  An aquacultural development decision support system (ADDSS) , 1995 .

[50]  Rabab K. Ward,et al.  Detection and counting of uneaten food pellets in a sea cage using image analysis , 1995 .

[51]  Raul H. Piedrahita,et al.  Use of Data Acquisition Systems in Aquaculture , 1987 .

[52]  Frederick C Johnson.  HATCH-A model of fish hatchery analysis , 1974 .

[53]  Wade L. Griffin.  A generalized budget simulation model for aquaculture , 1983 .

[54]  B. K. Bala,et al.  System dynamics simulation and optimization of aquacultural systems , 1989 .

[55]  A. Richmond,et al.  CRC Handbook of microalgal mass culture , 1986 .

[56]  Clement A. Tisdell,et al.  Economics of Ocean Culture of Giant Clams, Tridacna-Gigas - Internal Rate of Return Analysis , 1993 .

[57]  Sang M. Lee,et al.  A Survey of Decision Support System Applications (1971–April 1988) , 1990 .

[58]  B. Møller,et al.  Continuous Monitoring of Respiration in Production Scale Trout Culture , 1987 .

[59]  Harvey M. Hanson.  A Flexible Temperature and Environmental Controller , 1992 .

[60]  Samuel H. Logan,et al.  Commercial Production of Sturgeon: The Economic Dimensions of Size and Product Mix , 1986 .

[61]  R. Mulholland,et al.  Energy based dynamic model for Lago Pond, Ga , 1975 .

[62]  Wade L. Griffin,et al.  Cycles in Agricultural Production: The Case of Aquaculture , 1986 .

[63]  L. Dorsey Worthy,et al.  Assessing Potential for Aquaculture Development with a Geographic Information System , 1990 .

[64]  M. Krom,et al.  An automated method of ammonia determination for use in mariculture , 1985 .

[65]  Trond Bjørndal,et al.  Optimal Harvesting of Farmed Fish , 1988, Marine Resource Economics.

[66]  P. G. Allen,et al.  Research direction and economic feasibility: An example of systems analysis for lobster aquaculture , 1976 .

[67]  Ferdinand F. Wirth,et al.  Economics of Vertical Integration in Hybrid Striped Bass Aquaculture , 2021, Aquaculture.

[68]  Yacov Tsur,et al.  Optimising aquaculture management of a single-species fish population , 1982 .

[69]  Fredrick W. Wheaton,et al.  Oyster hinge line detection using image processing , 1989 .

[70]  R. B. Fridley.  Modeling, Identification, and Control of Aquacultural Processes and Facilities , 1987 .

[71]  Lindsay G. Ross,et al.  The application of geographical information systems to site selection for coastal aquaculture : an example based on salmonid cage culture , 1993 .

[72]  J M Kapetsky,et al.  Where are the best opportunities for fish farming in Ghana? The Ghana Geographical Information System as a decision-making tool for fish farming development. Based on the work of J.M. Kapetsky, U.N. Wijkstrom, N.MacPherson, M.M.J. Vincke, E. Ataman, F. Caponera. , 1991 .

[73]  M. L. Cuenco.  Aquaculture systems modeling: an introduction with emphasis on warmwater aquaculture , 1989 .