aquaculture
Meet Maia: The Sensor Inspired by Jordanian Youth
Not many of you will know this, but our early beginnings as a company were rooted deep in the heart of the Middle East. We created aquaponic farms that impacted communities by decentralizing/localizing the food supply chain, improving the nutrients of food, providing jobs, and transforming how we view food. In this story of liberation, we found an amazing center for youth with disabilities. This center helps youth with various disabilities get invaluable workforce training and personal development support.
· Jonathan ReyesWhy Grow Using Aquaponic Systems?
Aquaponic and Aquaculture Aquaculture, and subsequently aquaponics, is a major market opportunity available for domestic seafood producers. According to the 2019 Fisheries of the United States Report, seafood accounted for a 16.8-billion-dollar trade deficit in the United States, which is second only to oil and natural gas. This shocking statistic reflects a lack of domestic fish production and an over-reliance on wild fish populations. Fish consumption in North America is expected to increase by 20% in the next 20 years.
· Julianne GrennPartnering with MMI Labs to bring lab testing to aquaponic, hydroponic and aquaculture systems
Aquaponics systems thrive or die based on their ability to handle nature’s challenges. Nature’s challenges include balancing temperature, pH, oxygen-level, nutrients, nitrogen and alkalinity. An efficient approach to overcoming these challenges is through laboratory testing. This is where MMI Labs comes in to help you optimize your system’s performance before things get out of hand. You don’t need to purchase equipment or chemicals because the lab does it for you. The best part is that they take care of the leg work involved with testing and provide simple-to-understand analytics.
· Jonathan ReyesTracking Fish Weight, Length and Growth in Aquaponic Systems
Aquaponic systems require producers to track fish, plant, and system data. These components work together and depend upon each other to form a successful aquaponic operation. Specific factors while monitoring fish are tracking weight and length. Tracking these averages of a fish class is important because the measurements are an indicator of fish and system wellbeing. Other reasons for tracking these measurements include health indications, known growth rates, and business planning.
· Julianne GrennThe Importance of Tracking Water Temperatures in Aquaponic Systems
Water is the lifeblood of an aquaponic system. Therefore proper monitoring and insights into water temperature is crucial to maintaining water quality, fish and plant health. Water attributes to monitor include ammonia levels, PH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and water temperature. Monitoring and regulating the temperatures outside of and within your system are key to running a successful aquaponic operation. Plants and fish in aquaponic systems must live within certain temperature thresholds for biological reasons, to optimize growth patterns, and to limit the spread of disease.
· Julianne GrennTracking Fish Health to Boost System Health & Profitability in Aquaponics
Aquaponic systems require growers to track fish, plant, and system data. These components work together and depend upon each other to form a successful aquaponic operation. Specific factors within monitoring fish to track are weights and lengths. Tracking these averages of a fish class is important because measurements are an indicator of fish and system wellbeing. Other reasons for tracking these measurements include health indications, known growth rates, and business planning.
· Julianne GrennMonitoring Fish Health in Aquaponics Systems & Aquaculture Farms
Aquaculture, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is the “breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, algae, and other organisms in all types of water environments”. Aquaponics, a subset of aquaculture, is where fish and plants are grown together using recirculating water. Maintaining fish health is imperative to running a successful aquaponic operation. According to Ruth Francis-Floyd from the University of Florida, “fish health management is a term used in aquaculture to describe management practices which are designed to prevent fish disease.
· Julianne GrennReleasing Sparky into the Wild Data World!
You are all familiar with JD and Tawnya Sawyer at the Aquaponic Source. They just released their online trainings and have began moving their years of experience to the cloud. They also have tons of ready-made systems for residential and school settings that can be powered by FarmHub. In addition to their courses being available online, FarmHub and The Aquaponic Source have teamed up to deliver a powerful all-in-one solution for tracking your data.
· Jonathan ReyesJoining Forces with The Aquaponic Source to Further Aquaponics Globally
You are all familiar with JD and Tawnya Sawyer at the Aquaponic Source. They just released their online trainings and have began moving their years of experience to the cloud. They also have tons of ready-made systems for residential and school settings that can be powered by FarmHub. In addition to their courses being available online, FarmHub and The Aquaponic Source have teamed up to deliver a powerful all-in-one solution for tracking your data.
· Jonathan ReyesThe Common Causes of Fish Death in Aquaculture
In aquaculture, good production is attained by maintaining good growth, high survival rate and good fish condition and appearance. This could be achieved with good aquaculture practices, good feeding regime and maintaining healthy stocks. The water in which the fish lives contributes significantly to the overall health and well-being of the fish. Furthermore, presence of pathogens including fungus, bacteria, virus and parasites could bring harm to fish stocks and disturb the system.
· Rena Santizo-Taan