Source:br br The global fisheries and aquaculture sector is a vital source of food security, employment, and economic development for numerous nations. In recent decades, this industry has seen significant growth, with aquaculture production now surpassing capture fisheries in overall volume.br br Aquaculture, fish farming, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), net pens, hatcheries, fish feed, fish processing, surimi, canning, freezing, bycatch reduction devices (BRDs), trawls, purse seines, longlines, vessel monitoring systems (VMS), sonar, echo sounders, satellite monitoring, drones, remote sensing, stock assessment, fisheries management, marine conservation, selective fishing gear, traceability, eco-labeling, marine robotics, underwater cameras.