Yanhong Liu¹ , Rudi Mai²

1 Institute of Life Science, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji, 311800, Zhejiang, China
2 Tropical Marine Fisheries Research Center, Hainan Institute of Tropical Agricultural Resources, Sanya, 572025, Hainan, China
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Aquaculture, 2026, Vol. 16, No. 1   
Received: 28 Jan., 2026    Accepted: 21 Feb., 2026    Published: 27 Feb., 2026

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This study mainly explores the core challenges during the global fishery transformation period, such as overfishing, deterioration of marine ecology, environmental pressure from aquaculture, and the problems of data deficiency and lag in fishery management. Why can intelligent technology become a key breakthrough for the sustainable development of the fishery industry? I have summarized the main technologies and application scenarios of intelligent fishery, such as Internet of Things sensing, artificial intelligence and big data, remote sensing and blockchain, as well as their practical application effects in resource assessment, water environment monitoring, IUU fishing identification, and precise aquaculture. I have also clarified the roles of these technologies in protecting fishery resources, improving production efficiency and industrial chain benefits, as well as their comprehensive impacts on the sustainability of the fishery environment, economy and society. Additionally, I have also paid attention to related issues such as international governance norms, national policy supervision and data ethics. I have also discovered that factors such as technology, economy and others have hindered the popularization of intelligent fishery, possibly exacerbating the uneven development of the industry. Intelligent fishery will integrate deeply with "Fishery 4.0" and AIoT. This study aims to combine technological innovation with inclusive development, people-oriented concepts and ecological protection, and promote the deep integration of technology with fishery systems and interests relations, so as to fully unleash its potential. This study provides practical theoretical and practical references for building an intelligent sustainable fishery industry globally.

Intelligent fisheries; Sustainable fishery development; Artificial intelligence; The Internet of Things; Fishery management