IoT In Fishing
Currently, fishermen use sonar technology on the vessels they use to go searching for fish hotspots. Due to prominent factors associated with the activity, fish are not very easy to manually locate. The unfortunate byproduct of that fact is that fishermen have to devote entire days at sea to return with a good catch. Some medium-sized fishing vessels are deployed further away from land, and the increase in depth causes fishing to become more challenging. Locating premium fishing grounds becomes nearly impossible due to the harsh weather conditions, volatile waves, and crew fatigue.
Using internet of things services would result in locating fish in the sea even before fishermen set out with their vessels to capture them. Most of these IoT solutions are integrated with SAP Edge Services, GPS systems, and navigational weather capabilities. These solutions also enable satellite communication sensors that can handle harsh conditions and continuously transmit signals. Fishermen can do it very reliably, so even actual data payloads are handled seamlessly. Contact Skylo to find the best possible IoT solutions for your fishermen.
Another benefit that IoT has to offer fishing is that if the fishing vessels are relatively close to the shore or in part of the water where sufficient satellite connection is accessible, they can automatically update the location of their prospective catch to the central informational system land.
Suppose fishing vessels part of one fleet is proximal to each other. In that case, they can connect to a standard data-sharing system which enables them to instantaneously, securely and reliably forward locations of schools of fish that have been identified by the independent vessels.
IoT solutions is a proven process that helps save time, human effort and increase the safety of all fishermen in a volatile work terrain.
Additionally, while operations are going on, IoT solutions can relay real-time information back to the central information system to track schools of fish in transition from one place.
As soon as the IoT solutions can identify locations for a school of fish, then new work orders can be issued by that same system instantaneously to other fishermen and vessels in that fleet who are out at sea or have operations in a nearby location.
As onboard catch increases, the system can optimize the locations and redirect those fleet members to other sites where the catch might yield more positive outcomes. IoT solutions can also tune the quantity of catching based on purchase request orders received from customers. Implementing smart fishing helps prevent overfishing and reduces the amount of wasted catch, ensuring more longevity for these businesses.
Suppose the yield from fishing is equal to or higher than the total purchase orders in the system. In that case, The IoT system can issue notifications to the fleet to bring the boats back to shore, after which the catch is sent for quality checks, processing, and transportation.
Alternatively, suppose the catch is less than expected due to various factors like poor weather or vessel issues. In that case, a warning can be sent back to shore using sensors connected to a central system to inform the land operations of the crew's current location, yield, issues, and probably delays.
This continuous information transmission service is generally made available to seafood restaurant owners, fishing operations, and other affiliated transportation agencies connected to this complicated and time-sensitive supply chain.
Fishing industries can heavily embed the analytics obtained from this system in sensors and central systems to forecast weather, fishing, and other affiliated scenarios. These results assist in obtaining actionable data in the form of fertile fishing zones, ocean temperature, ocean currents, weather in fishing hotspots. All this data is actionable because it helps reveal data patterns and makes it readable and controllable, all from one place.