In Chesapeake oysters' future: underwater drones, shellfish barges?
Date Posted: April 19, 2021
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People have been farming oysters in the Chesapeake Bay since at least the 1800s, and some of the methods and tools in use today haven’t changed much.
Now, some researchers and entrepreneurs are working to bring oyster aquaculture into the 21st century.
Just as agriculture increasingly uses new technology such as airborne drones to monitor crop growth and equipment that applies fertilizer more precisely, scientists hope to boost the aquaculture industry’s output and profitability by employing remote sensing, robotics and other cutting-edge technology.
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