Aquaculture 4.0 – The Impact of Industry 4.0 on Aquaculture

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 2: Aquaculture Species Groups

Lecture 3: Aquaculture Ecosystems and Intensity of Aquaculture

Lecture 4: Aquaculture Farming Methods

Lecture 5: Aquaculture Water Exchange Systems

Lecture 6: Importance and Benefits of Aquaculture

Lecture 7: Key Statistics about the Aquaculture Industry

Chapter 3: Key Insights about the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Key Insights about the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 2: Key Insight 1 – World Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Production

Lecture 3: Key Insight 2 – Employment in the Fisheries Industry

Lecture 4: Key Insight 3 – Global Fish Stock Status

Lecture 5: Key Insight 4 – Global Consumption and Demand of Fish and Fish Products

Lecture 6: Key Insight 5 – Global Fishing Fleet Analysis

Chapter 4: Challenges of the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Challenges of the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 2: Challenge 1 – The growing demands for seed, feed and fertilizer

Lecture 3: Challenge 2 – Reducing production losses in the industry

Lecture 4: Challenge 3 – Increasing severe competition with other resources

Lecture 5: Challenge 4 – Deteriorating quality of water supplies due to pollution​

Lecture 6: Challenge 5 – Integration of aquaculture with other farming activities

Lecture 7: Challenge 6 – Reducing the Environment Impact of the Industry

Lecture 8: Challenge 7 – Quality Assurance of food safety and quality of products

Lecture 9: Challenge 8 – Lack of resources for sharing industry best practices

Lecture 10: Challenge 9 – Lack of tools to accurately determine potential biomass in areas

Lecture 11: Challenge 10 – Issues in implementing laws and regulations

Chapter 5: Oppportunities for Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Opportunities for Innovation in the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 2: Opportunity 1 – Managing the growing demands and supply

Lecture 3: Opportunity 2 – Reducing production losses in the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 4: Opportunity 3 – Better Management of Water Quality

Lecture 5: Opportunity 4 – Integration of Aquaculture with other industries

Lecture 6: Opportunity 5 – Better quality, transparency and traceability of the Value Chain

Lecture 7: Opportunity 6 – Better tools and techniques to accurately determine biomass

Lecture 8: Opportunity 7 – Better legal and regulatory frameworks

Chapter 6: Evolution of Industrial Revolutions and Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Evolution of Industrial Revolutions

Lecture 2: Industry 4.0 Environment – In Summary

Lecture 3: Industry 4.0 Environment – In Detail

Lecture 4: Industry 4.0 Design Principles

Chapter 7: Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 1: Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 2: Benefits of Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 3: Benefit 1 – Integration

Lecture 4: Benefit 2 – Interaction between Human and CPS

Lecture 5: Benefit 3 – Managing uncertainty

Lecture 6: Benefit 4 – Better system performance

Lecture 7: Benefit 5 – Scalability

Lecture 8: Benefit 6 – Agility/Flexibility

Lecture 9: Benefit 7 – Faster response time

Lecture 10: Drawbacks of CPS

Chapter 8: The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 2: Impact 1 – Applications of Robots and Autonomous Systems

Lecture 3: Introduction to AR, VR and MR and Comparison of AR, VR and MR

Lecture 4: Impact 2 – Applications of AR, VR and Mixed Reality (MR)

Lecture 5: Impact 3 – Genetic Engineering and Lab-grown aquaculture resources

Lecture 6: Impact 4 – Ocean-to-fork transparency and traceability

Lecture 7: Impact 5 – Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning

Lecture 8: Impact 6 – Online Marketplaces for Aquaculture

Lecture 9: Impact 7 – Application of Big Data and Analytics

Lecture 10: Impact 8 – Smarter Fish Pens and Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS)

Lecture 11: Impact 9 – Strategic Partnerships and Collaboration

Lecture 12: Impact 10 – Improved Regulatory Frameworks

Lecture 13: Additive Manufacturing

Lecture 14: Emergence of New Business Models

Chapter 9: Real World Outlook on the Aquaculture Industry

Lecture 1: Innovative Businesses in the Aquaculture Industry – Part 1 of 2

Lecture 2: Innovative Businesses in the Aquaculture Industry – Part 2 of 2

Chapter 10: Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 2: Adoption Challenge 1 – Data Leveraging Challenges

Lecture 3: Adoption Challenge 2 – Organizational Challenges

Lecture 4: Adoption Challenge 3 – External Environment Challenges

Lecture 5: Adoption Challenge 4 – Legal and Regulation Challenges

Lecture 6: Adoption Challenge 5 – Cyber Security Challenges

Lecture 7: Adoption Challenge 6 – Infrastructure Challenges

Lecture 8: Adoption Challenge 7 – Inter-Operability and Standardization

Lecture 9: Adoption Challenge 8 – Technology Challenges

Lecture 10: Adoption Challenge 9 – Financial Challenges

Lecture 11: Adoption Challenge 10 – Skillset Gap and Related Challenges

Chapter 11: Introduction to the Drivers of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Industry 4.0 Drivers of Implementation

Lecture 2: Driver 1 – Faster Time-to-Market (TTM) and Matching the Supply-Demand

Lecture 3: Driver 2 – Organizational Drivers

Lecture 4: Driver 3 – Better CX

Lecture 5: Driver 4 – Increasing Efficiency, Productivity and Reducing Wastage

Lecture 6: Driver 5 – Demand for Better Quality

Lecture 7: Driver 6 – Labour and Skill Shortages

Lecture 8: Driver 7 – Need for an Agile and Resilient Supply Chain

Lecture 9: Driver 8 – Technology Drivers and Enablers

Lecture 10: Driver 9 – Financial Drivers

Lecture 11: Driver 10 – Competition and Market Drivers

Chapter 12: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Summary of the Course

Lecture 2: Conclusion

Chapter 13: Bonus Lecture