Optimising aquaculture with scanning sonar

摘要

As Bubba Blue says in the movie Forest Gump, there are an endless number of ways to prepare shrimp, which is probably why shrimp are one of the most consumed seafoods in the world. Traditional methods of wild-capture fishing cannot possibly satisfy the ever-increasing demand. Aquaculture, or the practice of farming marine life, has increased to meet this demand and now accounts for over half of all shrimp production. However, the shrimp aquaculture industry operates with little understanding of how much shrimp is in a pond. Farmers must take a "best guess" approach that ultimately results in incomplete and inaccurate information.