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Cheryl Sanderhill AQUAPORT aboard NOAA ship

Aquaponics headed into uncharted waters when a NOAA Ship left the port of Honolulu Wednesday, September 1, 2010, carrying an experimental portable system on deck. The research vessel Ka’imimoana will attempt to grow food, and
handle some of its organic waste with the system, called an Aquaport.


The idea to use aquaponics at sea came from the ship’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Helen Ballantyne.


The mini aquapoi

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Added by Cheryl Sanderhill on September 2, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Barbara McLain Bizarre Fish: Not recommended for Aquaculture?

Check out this incredible video of some really strange looking sealife.


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Added by Barbara McLain on August 31, 2010 at 8:21am — 2 Comments

Mike McCallum What's wrong with PVC? Why you should avoid certain plastics by Mike McCallum

First don't take my word for it - Here as a resource link to view

http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083

Yes there are more - Be leery of industry paid for testing and results, remember they have a vested interest in staying the course.

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Added by Mike McCallum on August 29, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Barbara McLain Genetics + Aquaculture = Victory

I love it when science has a real victory. Sometimes scientific research results in tiny pieces of information that are largely unusable by the public. I think this story illustrates a great collaboration between aquaculture and genetic research---finding that a certain genetic code of parent fish can eliminate a disease through immunity to that disease, in their offspring. Read the… Continue

Added by Barbara McLain on August 29, 2010 at 8:16am — No Comments

Barbara McLain Ich....vaccine---hope for a horrible fish disease?

I usually say this word with a "k" on the end, as in "ick"...similar to "eewwww" but in this case, I am referring to Ichthyophthirius, a parisitic "white-spot" disease that affects home aquarium lovers and fish farmers. But wait...there may be good news today! It appears that a vaccine may be near to help everyone with this problem. Read the full article to see how the research was reported at the National Meeting of… Continue

Added by Barbara McLain on August 26, 2010 at 7:39pm — No Comments

Barbara McLain State of the Art Aquaculture Training

Very happy for Connecticutt. They just unveiled their new "School of Fish" for aquaculture training. All I can say is "wow".... Read the full story from the NY Times here....

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 26, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Barbara McLain Software poor but need to edit some pictures?

Adobe has released the cloud-based (online) version of their famous "Photoshop" software. You just need to sign up for an account--- upload your pictures and you get some pretty great editing tools.


If you are "software poor" but need to do some minor editing in your pics to post th
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Added by Barbara McLain on August 26, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Barbara McLain Seafood of the Future

Ran across this interesting project from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. The "Seafood of the Future" site contains several links of value...I especially liked seeing their recommendations for consumers. I would've liked to see more effort towards seafood labeling, but overall it's worth a look.

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 26, 2010 at 7:26am — No Comments

Barbara McLain Birth of a Seahorse

If you're into raising seahorses...beware. You could get a lot of mouths to feed and quickly need more tanks!
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Added by Barbara McLain on August 25, 2010 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Cecilia G. Viljoen THANKS for a wonderful event!

Thanks ALL for making IWAT such a wonderful event of sharing and caring! Aloha Cecilia

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Added by Cecilia G. Viljoen on August 23, 2010 at 9:18am — No Comments

Bernie Tsao The IWAT conference ROCKS!

I've got only one word to describe the IWAT conference... 'STUPENDOUS'!

Mahalo nui loa to Benny Ron, all the organizers, sponsors & most awesome guest speakers... Dr. James Rakocy, Dr. Wilson Lennard, Dr. Gideon Hulata, Glenn Martinez, & Dr. Allen Riggs!

Click on this link to check out some photos:
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Added by Bernie Tsao on August 22, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Natalie Cash BONSAI, TO ALL MY HAAA, IWAT, AET ASSOCIATES

BONSAI again,

Just wanted to let you all know that I had a terrific time at this great learning experience. I got to absorb with my mind, acquiring all the inputs from our awesome speakers. I was able to mingle with such great peoples, and to stimulate my mind with new information and ideas. It was good to hang with everyone that attended this awesome event. Everyone done a fantastic job in teaching and learning.
Thank you Benny Ron for your awesome motivation to
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Added by Natalie Cash on August 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Barbara McLain The underlying reason for aquaculture

I just watched this older youtube video again, now that I'm a fervent advocate of aquaculture, aquaponics and feeding the planet. This young boy reminds me of Benny Ron....lots of passion. The singing is superb....the message is priceless.

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 20, 2010 at 2:51pm — No Comments

charles petterson hapas

Hello all , trying to find a source for the hapa material for raising fry , could anyone point me in the right direction? Mahalo Charlie Continue

Added by charles petterson on August 20, 2010 at 2:26pm — 2 Comments

Barbara McLain "Swimming in Food" - a great use for an old pool

In Mesa, Az, this guy took his old, in-ground swimming pool and turned it into a permaculture system that is truly amazing. He even kept a diary which is available on the website.


Full story here.
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Added by Barbara McLain on August 19, 2010 at 7:13am — 1 Comment

Barbara McLain Renting the Ocean for Aquaculture?

I ran across this story today that got me thinking... how can anyone "rent" the ocean? Apparently Vietnam is capitalizing on a global resource by renting out space in the sea. Hmmmm.... I think I will claim all of the water around Hawaii and rent it out....Who's my first renter? Beachfront view. Low tides. Lifeguards optional. (utilities not included)

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 17, 2010 at 7:32am — No Comments

Barbara McLain "Farming the Sea"- New Video Series

Changing Seas TV has begun sharing some of their newest media about aquaculture. I thought these were excellent videos. Hoping the HUB likes them too.

Farming the Sea Part I:




Farming the Sea Part II:



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Added by Barbara McLain on August 14, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments

Barbara McLain University of Southern Mississippi Loves Farmed Shrimp

I enjoyed this story about a recent harvest of 3,000 lbs of farmed shrimp...most notably because it's from a gulf coast state, but also because I love eating shrimp and do not want them to disappear from my supermarket. WIsh I had room in my condo for a shrimp raceway farm like this one...

Read the full story here.

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 11, 2010 at 7:57am — No Comments

Benny Ron Flying from Australia to Hawaiʻi to Teach Aquaponics; a profile of an expert - Dr. Wilson Lennard

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Added by Benny Ron on August 9, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Barbara McLain Poor species for aquaculture, but still a cool fish

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Added by Barbara McLain on August 4, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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