Research Progress of Intelligent Monitoring and Control in Aquaponics

Aquaponics is essentially a compound agricultural farming model that combines aquaculture and hydroponics, which is used to improve resource utilization and promote sustainable development. It can be used to solve food and environmental problems in the world. The environment of aquaponics is sensitive. As aquatic organisms and plants are cultivated at the same time, aquaponics has stricter requirements on the environment. Internet of Things (IoT) technology has made many successful applications in modern agriculture, especially in realizing intelligent environmental monitoring and control, which is important for the further development of aquaponics. In recent years, many studies have focused on using IoT technology to guide the construction of aquaponic system. This paper describes the composition of aquaponic system in detail. The complexity of this system needs intelligent means to ensure its normal operation by enumerating and explaining the important parameters of aquaponics, as well as the intelligent monitoring and control strategies of aquaponic water environment in literatures. The key information is summarized to support the further promotion of automatic aquaponics solutions.