Above all, the biggest problem is that not all the marine biomass resources are
produced in huge quantities while industrialization is commonly required huge
amount of raw materials for the production commercial products which also should
be consistent and availability throughout the year. In order to solve these problems,
advanced sea farming technologies are necessary, but there has not been sufficient
research and development investment for sea farming industries due to lack of
awareness. In addition to this, it is also unfortunate to secure workers for considering the risk of working at sea. With these difficulties, it will not be easy to
cultivate marine biotechnology industries, unless investment to be supported for
future production of marine biomass. The solution for these issues, new modern
technologies such as artificial intelligence robots, drones, submersibles, and automated raw material harvesting vessels in farming industries should be introduced
instead of manpower. By including all the above-mentioned technologies, high
value-added marine biotechnology industry will be expected to succeed as a world
power industry as a Fourth Industrial Revolution.
I am fully aware of the fact that I cannot completely satisfy the interest of various
scientists working in this area, but I hope this book will certainly bring forward new
avenues in this ever-growing field. In the future, I intend to fully address any
inadequacies which may have left inadvertently, and welcome all suggestions that
can be included in coming editions. I am thankful to Dr. Venkatesan J, Research
Professor, and Dr. Sandeep Kumar Singh, Postdoctoral fellow, who have extended
their helping hands to complete this book.
Busan, South Korea
Prof. Se-Kwon Kim
Distinguished Professor
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