Information and Communication Technology

6.1.13 AquaFarm

A comprehensive, Windows-based decision support system for designing and managing a full range of crustacean and finfish production facilities, including static and recalculating green-water pond systems, intensive water reuse and recirculation systems, and flow-through systems. The software provides:

• Expertise in aquacultural engineering, simulation of user-specified facilities, decision support for facility design and management planning, and data management functionality
• Flexible levels of analytical complexity and full user access to (1) all facility and fish stock specifications, (2) facility management methods, and (3) all parameters and methods of the physical, chemical, and biological models used to simulate aquaculture facilities
• Generation (prediction) of facility climate and water quality regimes, facility operation and fish culture schedules, and enterprise budgets in tabular and graphical formats.

Source: Bioengineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3906, USA