1. Aquaponics Video

2. Aquaponics
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3. Sustainable Aquaponics Multi-Disciplinary Tool for the Classroom

4. Integrating Aquaponics Into The CLASSROOM Develop Multi-Disciplinary Skills
Math
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental
Mechanical
Economics
Critical Thinking
Biotechnology
Independent Study
Decision Making
Research
Entrepreneurial

5. Aquaponics Synergy between Hydroponics and Aquaculture
Aquaponics is the integration of animal and plant culture in an aquatic media.
IN-WATER FARMING
Fish waste becomes nutrition for plants
Water transports the nutrients to the plants

6. Aquaponics is defined as the symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a re-circulating environment

7. Why Aquaponics? Reduced Water Utilization
Aquaponics uses only 1% to 3% of the water needed for traditional land based agriculture.
Traditional Aquaculture recirculating systems discharge 5 to 10% of their water daily to maintain water quality.
Minimizes Environmental Impact
Environmental problems associated with nutrient discharge (eutrophication of ecosystems and high nitrate groundwater).
Reduced dependence on synthetic fertilizer produced from non-renewable oil - fish waste is an organic source of nutrients for plants.
Increases Productivity
Growing plants and fish together allows aquaponic systems to be the most healthy, reliable and productive source of food
Save on water quality monitoring costs.
The plants can generate substantial income as there is always a market for local / naturally grown / environmentally friendly produced food

8. Advantages of Aquaponics
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Advantages of Aquaponics
Reduced Waste / fish waste is an organic source of nutrients for plants which can generate substantial income
Saves on water treatment cost / water is filtered naturally by the plants
Minimizes environmental impact cost.
Non-renewable oil is used to manufacture synthetic fertilizer.
Environmental problems associated with nutrient discharge (eutrophication of ecosystems and high nitrate groundwater).

9. Advantages of Aquaponics
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Increase Productivity
Faster maturity of greenhouse crops under aquaponics and much heavier cropping compared to inorganic hydroponics.
Dr. Nick Savidov, of the Crop Diversification Center South, Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development at Brooks, Alberta, Canada, reported at the International Conference and Exhibition for Soilless Culture-2005 in Singapore
Lettuce Production
36 plants Land Crops
100 plants Greenhouse Crops
500 plants Aquaponics Crops / matures in as little as 28 days
Reduce the dependence on Synthetic Fertilizers produced from non-renewable oil resources.
Water Quality Monitoring Cost is Reduced. There is generally excess wastewater treatment capacity with an aquaponics system.

10. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Efficiency of water use in agriculture
Water required per $100 of Produce
Agricultural Sector
Liters
Gallons
Rice
470,000
124,400
Sugar
123,900
32,800
Beef Cattle
81,200
21,500
Vegetables and fruits
37,900
10,000
Wheat and grain
24,500
6,500
Hydroponic crops
As low as 600
160
Aquaponic crops
As low as 200 60 10

11. Tilapia Culture with Aquaponics
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Tilapia Culture with Aquaponics
The water is basically recycled, instead of dumping the used water, or using complex and costly filtering and purification systems, the plants remove the waste produced by the fish from the water.
The key is to balance the system – plant to fish ratio – so that the nutrient level stays relatively constant.
Ratios vary from 2:1 to 10:1 or greater (plants:fish)

12. Which Kind of Tilapia to Stock ?
Nile Tilapia grow fast and are able to obtain the largest size.
Red Tilapia are the second fastest growing species and grown throughout the world.
Blue Tilapia (Tampa Bay strain) grow well and are more tolerant to lower water temperatures as low as 55°F. (13°C) and can spawn at lower temperatures. No special permit required in Florida.

13. BLUE TILAPIA

14. Advantages of Farming Tilapia
Feeds low on the food chain
Accepts wide range of feeds
Resistant to poor water quality, disease, overcrowding and handling
Good flesh quality and taste
Fingerlings easy to produce year round

16. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Raft Aquaponics - MSF

17. MSF Tomatoes

19. MORNING STAR FISHERMEN
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
MORNING STAR FISHERMEN
SMALL SCALE AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS

20. MSF Training Facility

21. MSF Training Facility

22. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Pond & Tank Liners
Must be safe for fish and aquatic plant life.
Help control seepage loss - as much as 75% of water loss is due to seepage not evaporation.
Polyethylene - High, Medium or Low density Polyethylene.
Contains up to 5 percent carbon black, which makes it highly UV stable.
23 mil HDPE

23. MSF Tilapia

24. Aquaponics in the Classroom
Micro-ecosystem
Nitrogen Cycle
Water Quality Chemistry & Testing
Fish & Vegetable Growing Techniques & Formulas
Reproduction Cycles of Plants & Animals

25. Micro-Ecosystem

26. MSF Water Chemistry Testing

27. MSF Water Chemistry

28. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
The Nitrogen Cycle

29. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Tilapia Reproduction
Females lay 1 to 5 eggs per gram of weight. – avg. 1,000 eggs / lb.
250 to 2,000 eggs per spawn depending on size of female.
Reproduce continuously throughout the year under the right conditions, every 2-6 weeks depending on water temperature, water quality and feeding conditions.
Mouth brooding and post-hatching
parental care increase chances of
survival. Without natural predators,
Tilapia can quickly overpopulate
their environment.

30. Crystal Lake Middle School Lakeland, Florida

31. Crystal Lake Middle School, Lakeland

32. MSF Applied Teaching

33. MSF Hands-On Training

34. MSF Hands-On Training

35. Pasco High School Field Trip

36. St. Leo University 1-Day Training

37. Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Aquaponics
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Simple, innovative and efficient system of food production combining aquaculture and hydroponic growing techniques
Uses the natural cycle of nutrients to produce safe, chemical-free food.
Locally produced food - minimum carbon footprint, optimum freshness, maximum nutritional value, healthy & chemical free

38. Advantages of Aquaponics
Morning Star Fishermen - 1-week course
Reduced Water Utilization - Abundant high-quality water is usually the single most crucial resource for agriculture and aquaculture enterprises.
Aquaponics uses only 1% to 3% of the water needed for traditional land based agriculture. (water loss due to evaporation and transpiration by the plants)
Traditional Aquaculture recirculating systems discharge 5 to 10% of their water daily to maintain water quality
Today’s agriculture utilizes 70% of the freshwater available in the world, and future population growth will continue to stress water availability.

40. 2010 Alumni Tallahassee, Fl.

41. Malawi fish farm, Africa 2009

42. Malawi fish farm, Africa 2009

43. Malawi fish farm, Africa 2009

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