The objective of this study is to establish a direction for smart aquaculture technology development in the Republic of Korea through patent analysis and a demand survey of experts and fishermen. The patent analysis was conducted using Wisdomain for patents in the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, Europe, Japan, and China from 2005 to 2016. This study conducted an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) survey of experts in the fields of fishery, marine, and ICT among others. Furthermore, it carried out a demand survey of 85 fishermen in Jeonnam and Jeju. The smart aquaculture technology market has moderately grown in the Republic of Korea until recently, and it is expected to expand further because of the expansion of national investment in the smart aquaculture field. The priority evaluation results for developing smart aquaculture technology show that land-based aquaculture has a higher priority than sea-based aquaculture. Of the fishermen that responded, 84% said that they need to introduce smart aquaculture technology to solve problems in the supply and demand of manpower, labor cost, and maintenance expenses. The direction of development should lie in developing biological and environment-based standard aquaculture models to spread high-tech systems and vitalize the aquaculture industry. This requires continual training of human resources in the smart aquaculture field.

이 연구는 초기 넙치종묘 (2.69±0.35 g)를 바이오플락으로 6개월간 1차 양성한 넙치를 이용하여, 침전조 매질 (대조구, 바이어볼, 파판)별 7개월간 사육양성을 수행하였다. 7개월간 모니터링 결과 수질은 초기 이후, 주요 독성물질인 암모니아 및 아질산 1 mg L-1 이하로 안정적으로 유지되었다. 사료계수 (FCR)는 사육 5~6개월에 대조구에서 유의적으로 낮게 나타났지만, 사육 7개월에는 높은 성장을 나타내며 다른 구간과 비슷한 사료계수를 나타내었다. 본 실험에서 모든 시스템에서 안정적인 성장과 수질환경이 유지되었으며, 본 실험 모니터링 결과는 최근 환경오염으로 문제가 되고 있는 유수식 넙치양식에서 친환경 미래양식인 바이오플락으로의 전환을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.