2nd International Aquatic Biotechnology Symposium, İstanbul, Türkiye, 13 - 14 Ekim 2021, ss.30
Abstract
Aquaculture sustainability depends on three pillars,
environment, financial and social. The stability of environmental conditions
ensures safe production without drawbacks. Yet, aquatic environment tends to
change constantly carrying many hazards for aquaculture production. Enviguard
system was designed to monitor these environmental threats in real time using
biotechnology to provide fish farmers a platform as a biosecurity measure and
ensure unhindered production. Enviguard system was developed as a highly
specific and precise in situ measurement device to monitor and measure man-made
chemical contaminants and biohazards before reaching the farming sites.
Different farming sites with variety of species in
production were evaluated to establish a modular system with different sensors
covering the needs of the farmers. The system was designed to work automatically
in the marine environment with remote date sharing. Enviguard system provides early detection of
pathogens and man-made pollutants which will prevent future damages of the
marine environment to the sustainability of the aquaculture production and
supply of healthy, high quality seafood ensuring food safety.
Keywords: Enviguard, real time
monitoring, sustainability, Fish farming
Acknowledgement: This work was supported by European Union 7th
Frame Work Programme for Research, Technological Development, Project number: 614057