Abstract

The aquaculture is one of the fastest growing industries globally owing to its contribution to support basic livelihood that includes daily staple food, providing nutrition, promoting employability and raising economy. Measures are in full swing for the conservation of various aquatic habitats and the natural resources. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have pinpointed around 17 areas of work. They stand as a framework for better world by working to end poverty and ensuring the planet’s overall well-being. The SDG14 emphasizes on “life below water” aiming at managing and protecting the aquatic ecosystem along with the regulated harvesting of fishes. The fourth industrial revolution has witnessed remarkable “smart” automation in various sectors. The digitization of aquatic sector is equally influenced by communication and technological advancements. Evaluation of water quality parameters, employing automated feed supply, marketing the different products obtained from aquaculture, data science for innovative strategies for aquaculture, location determination using Geographical Information System are the areas chiefly regulated by digitization. This review is an attempt to provide an overall aspect of how aquatic ecosystem is governed by digitization at its various levels. The article aims to address emerging trends, changing developments, other challenges and budding opportunities like increasing employability surrounding digitalization of fisheries and aquaculture. Different parameters like localization of sites of cultivation, automated feeding system, water quality assessments and digital marketing are some of the key aspects being covered. These paradigms are the essential requisites aiming towards fulfilment of UN’s Sustainable Goals towards wellbeing of aquatic organisms in their habitat.