Virtual fisheries through mobile apps: The way forward

Abstract

Virtual information was used in ambit of compiling different mobile apps in fisheries sector using google search and virtual product snow ball sampling method. Total of 124 mobile apps were located in fields of Angling, Aquaculture, Aquarium Management, Marine Fisheries and Fisheries Governance, Marketing and Biology out of which 22.58% apps were of Indian origin. Apps providing information on marine fisheries were maximum. It is expected that the software market for precision agricultural tools will grow and there is a need for fisheries organizations to partner with Information Technology providers and come out with solutions which will be visionary for both sustainability and profitability.