Aquaponics Fish Farming Algae Electric Power Generation & You

The vast majority of people really like wild seafood that is harvested from its natural environment, but do you realize a great deal of sea food currently comes from large scale farming activities? Shrimp, Fish & Oyster farming has evolved over the years to the extent farmers can breed and harvest domesticated wildlife they grow from farming activities through the use of algae.

Algae plants are usually an unwanted site in most ponds. Dense mats of wavy green algae strands can be unsightly, but most importantly are frequently an indication that the pond is out of balance meaning there’s too many nutrients for the pond to completely dispose of before the algae can feed on them. By incorporating seafood species in to these ponds that feed on algae you produce a well balanced aquaponic system.

Have you heard of aquaponics before? Aquaponics is based on the symbolic relationships seen in nature and can be generally explained as the combination of aquaculture and hydroponics. Fish effluent from traditional aquaculture systems is commonly used to feed plants inside a hydroponic system.

In the case of algae many of our favorite fish, oysters or shrimp, really like algae as much as we like a good sea food platter. These animals stuff themselves on algae plus the waste materials they make is used again by the algae to grow.

In aquaponic systems the nutrients are supplied by the seafood. They create ammonia when they breathe and whenever they excrete waste, this ammonia is converted by beneficial bacteria in to nutrients available to the algae plants. The solids are digested and filtered by the algae while efficiently cleansing the water.

So basically you have a closed loop method for sustaining your domesticated shrimp farms. Some farmers are going one step above that, by increasing the quantity of algae they produce within their algae raceway ponds, they can also create green energy using the algae plants they grow.

Algae biomass does produce algae biodiesel, to power internal combustion diesel engines. Algae Aviation Fuel Inc. is now able to create powder algae jetfuel which powers external combustion engines such as a turbine generator, both of these algae fuels can be used to generate alternative electrical energy.

The merging of algae farming for seafood production and for renewable energy has grown in recent years. These innovative seafood farming solutions improve productivity for farmers and offer enormous business opportunities for entrepreneurs internationally.

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