Comments for SoCal Aquaponics Team Blog

Comment on “Christmas dinner” Carp Seized At Dover by philip moravcik

philip moravcik — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:52 +0000

Is there any more to this article? I was curious to read more about why they seized the carp.

Comment on Aquaculture Grants Available to Hawai’i Operators by WALTON H MARUMOTO

WALTON H MARUMOTO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:07:44 +0000

I’m looking into getting into Commercial Aquaponics. I want to know if there is any kind of grant for Aquaponics.

Comment on Nigeria Imports $650M of Aquaponic Frozen Fish Every Year by Amaete Umanah

Amaete Umanah — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:35:11 +0000

You can try the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Comment on Nigeria Imports $650M of Aquaponic Frozen Fish Every Year by TUNDE OSIN

TUNDE OSIN — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:23:25 +0000

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET A LOAN TO START UP A LARGE SCALE FARMING;AQUATIC- FISH FARM. WE ALL KNOW FISH IS AN ESSENTIAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE WORLD TODAY. UP TO QUARTER OF A MILLION EAT FISH EVERYDAY.

I WILL REALLY BE HAPPY IF I CAN GET A HELP. EVEN WITH A COLATERAL (LAND C OF O) ALL MAJOR BANKS CHARGE 25% OR MORE /YEAR. I RESIDE IN CHICAGO, BUT I FEEL FISH FARMER LIKE ME NEED GOVERMENT HELP.

THANKS
tunde osin
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Comment on Coast Inspecting Fishing Vessels by Amaete Umanah

Amaete Umanah — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:20:31 +0000

Comment on Aquaculture Plant Creates Over 100 New Jobs by Mark Yarbrough

Mark Yarbrough — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:24:41 +0000

It’s nice in an era when most companies/corporations leave their mid and low-level employees flapping in the breeze, that a company like Cooke came back at a time when just about everybody needs a little help. – Great story, some good news for a change.

Comment on Open Ocean Aquaculture is not Fishing – Part 1 by Michael Albert

Michael Albert — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:15:22 +0000

Amaete Umanah,
Your comments are quite bold and in no way are appropriate to open ocean aquaculture as a methodology, a technology or a business enterprise. I add here that I am not sensitive to the issues affecting the Gulf and comment strictly on open ocean aquaculture as a method to cultivate healthy, nutritious and delicious seafood on a sustainable basis in an environmentally respectful manner to the oceans and their stakeholders.

I believe you meant to direct your comments to traditional, near & on-shore aquaculture operations, commonly known as fish farming. Open ocean aquaculture is almost always conducted beneath the surface of whatever ocean is involved, far off shore, without impact to eco systems while preserving the health of the cultivated specie stock.

Firstly, open ocean aquaculture is not a major industry at all. There are but a few firms involved and virtually all are start up in nature. The amount of stock from OOA is a miniscule fraction of 1% of traditionally farmed seafood and less than half of that tiny percentage when compared to the seafood industry at large, including caught seafood. Open ocean aquaculture represents Plan A to meet the increasing gap of demand/supply to feed the one billion people who’s primary source of protein is seafood. There is no Plan B. But there is a looming crisis which will result in starvation and malnutrition for millions of people as the world’s population grows. The ocean’s are becoming depleted and caught fish cannot keep pace with demand. Traditional fish farming (aquaculture), the world’s fastest growing food sector, also cannot keep pace and meet demand.
Further, mismanagement and oversight are causing environmental damage and negatively affecting the health of traditionally farmed seafood.

The firm I am involved with farms seafood far from shore into the deep open ocean where strong currents and deep water support the biomass without impacting sensitive ecosystems. This translates to environmental and social impacts reduced or eliminated, stakeholder impacts are avoided, energy consumption is reduced, and coastal conditions are improved along with a sustainable supply of healthy and safe seafood which do not require antibiotics, steroids and other contaminants.
Please, be constructive with criticism and don’t throw the baby out with the bath water (no pun). Open Ocean Aquaculture. Aquaculture as usual? Not a chance.
Michael Albert