Transformación digital y gestión inteligente para la sostenibilidad de sistemas acuícolas en Ecuador

Abstract

CONDITION FOR PROJECT PUBLICATION. The aquaculture industry is a fundamental pillar of the Ecuadorian economy and global food security. However, the sustainability of this sector faces critical challenges related to biological data management in small and medium-scale production units. This research addresses the problem of manual and unstructured data collection, which prevents the application of rigorous biostatistical analysis for crop homeostasis control. The general objective was to analyze the impact of environmental parameters on production through a digital application designed under Design Thinking principles to standardize data capture and enable evidence-based decision-making. The methodology employed a mixed applied research design; a technological instrument was developed to ensure data integrity at the source, and simulated scenarios (in silico) were generated to statistically evaluate interactions between physicochemical variables and zootechnical performance. The results demonstrate that digital structuring allows for the detection of early physiological deviations in various species, laying the foundation for the implementation of precision aquaculture. Keywords: Precision Aquaculture, Biostatistics, Water Quality, Data Science, Production Management, Software.