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Using IoT sensor technologies to reduce easte and improve sustainability in artisanal fish farming in southern Brazil

  • Ram Ramanathan
    ,
  • Yanqing Duan
    ,
  • Joaquim Manoel Monteiro Valverde
    ,
  • Samuel Van-Ransbeeck
    ,
  • Tahmina Ajmal
    ,
  • Silma Battezzati Valverde
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Abstract

Modern digital technologies have the great potential to improve the sustainability of fish farming in artisanal fisheries. However, in spite of the popularity of these technologies for fish farming in other parts of the world, Brazil still lags behind. To fill this gap, this study has conducted the first field study in implementing the IoT sensor technologies in Southern Brazil and documents the experiences in this paper. More specifically, it discusses developing sustainable artisanal fisheries infrastructure using these technologies with reference to southern Brazil, where the study explores the use of sensor technology in aquaculture and its effectiveness in reducing waste and improving productivity. The overarching goal of the project is to demonstrate how simple data collection using IoT sensors and its analysis can support artisanal freshwater fish farms in Brazil and beyond to increase production, reduce waste, and thereby improve their sustainability. The pilot implementation of these technologies has demonstrated the potential of increasing the productivity of the artisanal fisheries, reducing waste (e.g., loss of farmed fish, optimised feeding to reduce waste of feeds), and improving the sustainability of aquaculture. This paper documents the valuable firsthand experiences of selecting, adapting, and implementing the IoT sensor technologies with close cooperation from local research institutions and artisanal fish farmers. The paper describes the different implementation stages and use interviews with stakeholders as a testimony of the effectiveness of the IoT technology adoption.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

2078

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 2078

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Sustainability (Switzerland) (Volume 15, Issue 3)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 07/01/2023
  • Published - 21/01/2023

Publication status

Published - 21/01/2023

ISSN

2071-1050

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625695
  • Scopus: 85147907855
  • ORCID: /0000-0003-2170-5248/work/180105463

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