Selecting the technology and visit to Brazil

After a fruitful series of field visits, we have now been looking for several systems. CEFAS's systre is obviously interesting but the cost is quite high, which might cause a problem. We have found manufacturers in China (Dongrun Industry), Spain (Libelium), and in the UK (Seneye). We have also been thinking of building our own …

Visit to Shuttleworth College

For our last visit, yesterday we went to Shuttleworth College in Biggleswade. This is a further education institution offering a large range of course related to agri- and aquaculture. Lewie Cooper, who took over the department three years ago and has been redesigning the course, hosted us. The school is going through show big changes, …

Professor Joaquim’s lecture

Taking a break from traveling around the country, today professor Joaquim gave a lecture at the University of Bedfordshire. The title was Technologies for artisanal fishing (TAF): An experience with IoT for Sustainable Aquaculture in Brazil. Professor Joaquim focused more on management models, rather than on sensor technology. He sketched the situation in Brazil and …

Visit to CEFAS

After our visit to MOWI, we spent the night in Edinburgh and took an early morning flight to Norwich, from where we took a car to Lowestoft where CEFAS is located. CEFAS is an independent government agency involved in maritime research. Cefas Tech Limited (CFL) is a subsidiary, which works in close collaboration with CEFAS, …

Visit to MOWI Scotland

Today we visited MOWI Scotland, a major salmon producer. Professot Joaquim had arrived from Brazil two days earlier so he did not suffer from jetlag anymore. We travelled from Luton to Inverness and stayed for the night in a small hotel next to Loch Ness (we did not see the monster though). Our nice driver …

Upcoming activities: visit to the UK

We have been a bit silent on our blog but that does not mean that we have not been working. We have been working on our literature review and te paper we will write about the project, but more important was the preparation of the visit from our Brazilian partner to the UK. Due to …

First visit to Brazil: part 3: farm visits

In the past two days, our team has been visiting fish farms in Santa Catarina to see how they operate. I am writing from the report our team sent when they got home. On the 8th of March, Professors Ram and Yanqing, accompanied by professors Joaquin and Silma, first went to Acqua Vita Peixes do …

First visit to Brazil: part 2: the workshop

Yesterday was the day of the workshop with local stakeholders. It was a pretty busy day with lots of presentations and interesting discussions. Ram Ramanathan introduced the project, and Yanqing Duan followed with an introduction to Big Data and IoT for fishing by Yan. The former head of EPAGRI's Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Center – …

Our visit to Brazil: part 1

In the beginning of March, our two senior academics Ram Ramanathan and Yanqing Duan embarked on the first voyage to Brazil. They will be coordinating a workshop with local stakeholders as well as field visits. Today they visited the IFC and met with researchers from EPAGRI, the state's agricultural research and development agency. Dr. Hilton …

IFC: Our partner in Brazil

Our partner in Brazil is the Catarinean Federal Institute, a polytechnic in Camboriú, in the state of Santa Catarina. The school started out as an agricultural school but now offers vocational courses in several areas. Our first contact was with professor Joaquim Monteiro Valverde, who has a background in computer science. He will be accompanied …