{
  "id": 8556728,
  "title": "Pharmacist develops AI device to curb fish mortality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pharmacist-develops-ai-device-to-curb-fish-mortality-8556728",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/pharmacist-develops-ai-device-to-curb-fish-mortality/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigerian pharmacist Ukachi Benita has created an AI-powered device named Aquamanne to help fish farmers monitor water conditions and reduce fish mortality. The inspiration for the project came after Benita witnessed a significant loss of fish in her mother's pond in March 2026, where over 3,000 fish perished out of 10,000. During a Google Gemma hackathon, Benita developed the prototype, which uses sensors and an ESP32 microcontroller to measure parameters such as dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature. These readings are processed by Google's Gemma AI model and relayed to a farmer's phone app. The system interprets water-quality readings and provides alerts and recommendations to prevent fish losses. Benita believes that AI can help address language barriers by presenting information in simpler terms and supporting text and voice communication in African languages. The initial prototype was built using locally sourced components and cost around N30,000. The development of Aquamanne aims to be affordable and easy to install for fish farmers, who often suffer substantial financial losses due to deteriorating water conditions.",
  "summary": "A Nigerian pharmacist, Ukachi Benita, has developed an AI-powered device, Aquamanne, to help fish farmers monitor pond water and reduce fish mortality. Read More: https://punchng.com/pharmacist-develops-ai-device-to-curb-fish-mortality/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Pharmacist develops AI device to curb fish mortality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/pharmacist-develops-ai-device-to-curb-fish-mortality",
        "published": "2026-09-19T23:28:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}