Avaliação sobre o uso da tecnologia no cultivo de camarão no Vale do Jaguaribe: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Shrimp farming, a term that refers to the creation of shrimp in captivity, either through excavated tanks or made using masonry, has become increasingly present nowadays, since shrimp farming has been growing and moving, considerably, the Brazilian economy, mainly from the use of digital technologies integrated and connected through software and intelligent systems. Therefore, some activities started to be monitored practically in real time and began to require special attention from these software. Among these essential activities for shrimp farming is the supply of feed in adequate quantity, which in turn may be able to avoid waste and, consequently, improve production processes. Thus, this work seeks to introduce and evaluate the software/applications available on the market and demonstrate the importance of these technologies for improvements in the sector. Consequently, some software (Aquimetro, Blue Aqua, Aquaweb and Aquabit) are presented and exemplified, which are indispensable for the assistance of the producer, with regard to a good quality management of his cultivation, through the use of these tools. Among the software studied, Aquabit was considered the most complete. However, despite the introduction of some technological tools in recent years, the sector still lacks advances and answers to solve problems. One of the paradigms faced in shrimp farming and which is still considered a major setback according to the reports of the producers, through the applied application, are the diseases that affect shrimp and that directly impact with regard to the drop in production.