Staff Correspondent
Published:30 Aug 2024, 07:41 PM
Use of AI technology in shrimp farming
A company called Vertical Oceans is farming shrimp in Singapore with the help of artificial intelligence or AI technology. The company claims that the produced shrimp taste better than conventionally produced shrimp
Two years ago, Vertical Oceans started piloting AI-powered shrimp farming Marketing of that shrimp has started The shrimp farm is located in a warehouse at the port of Singapore In farm tanks, shrimp grow in near-perfect conditions It takes half of the time it takes to grow shrimp in a tank in conventional open-air farming
The AI ​​controlled computer system monitors the whole procedure all the time and tries to improve the situation Cameras in the water monitor shrimp growth This method collects so much data that only AI systems can rely on it to make decisions Seaweed and shrimp are regularly checked for disease
But so far there has been no problem This is an important difference with conventional farming Because that method often requires the use of antibiotics
John Diener is one of the founders of the company After working in the shrimp industry for about 10 years, he felt the need to adopt new farming methods considering the competitive price and environment.
The diner claims his shrimp taste better than others Diner's team is already planning to raise chickens or cows using AI farming methods But before that they want to develop their own shrimp breed So far small shrimps are being bought from Thailand
Entrepreneurs say that the era of new methods of farming is beginning In this system the farmer is the computer