Aquaponics Digest - Sat 05/15/99
Message 1: Re: Fish identification
from "Sam Levy"
Message 2: Re: Fish identification
from "Sam Levy"
Message 3: Re: Fish identification
from "Sam Levy"
Message 4: Aquaponics Short Course
from james.rakocy@uvi.edu (James Rakocy, Ph.D.)
Message 5: Re: Aquaponics Short Course
from "TGTX"
Message 6: Re: Feasibility Study
from Craig & Robin Prince
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Subject: Re: Fish identification
From: "Sam Levy"
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 09:12:49 PDT
>From: Gordon Watkins
Gordon-
How brackish are we talking about? I will also find out over the next
couple of days the lowest salinity water that denis have been raised in (I'm
used to their culture in seawater but i know they can be cultured in less
salty waters and can stand treatment with freshwater for at least limited
exposures (we used this as treatment for both cryptocaryon & monogeneans).
Sam
>Reply-To: aquaponics@townsqr.com
>To: aquaponics@townsqr.com
>Subject: Re: Fish identification
>Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:02:21 -0500
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>Thanks for the info Sam. That's exactly what I needed to know. Do you know
>if
>Denis can be raised in brackish water? BTW, where is "here"?
> These species as well as tilapia are being considered for a prototype
>aquaculture system using brackish groundwater. I'm trying to determine if
>aquaponics would be feasible.
> Gordon Watkins
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Subject: Re: Fish identification
From: "Sam Levy"
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 09:17:02 PDT
It slipped by but "here" is Israel
Sam
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Subject: Re: Fish identification
From: "Sam Levy"
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 09:22:57 PDT
Mohammed,
I seem to recall an attempt to launch a facility to produce grey mullet
juveniles in Egypt. Do you know the current status of this project?
Sam Levy
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Subject: Aquaponics Short Course
From: james.rakocy@uvi.edu (James Rakocy, Ph.D.)
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 17:15:37 -0400 (AST)
This is a reminder that The University of the Virgin Islands is offering a
short course on aquaponics and tilapia aquaculture this summer. The
announcement is also on the WWW at the following address
http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/Aquaculture/UVIShortCourse.html Our homepage address
is: http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/aes_home.html
Since our last announcement it seems that several new people have joined the
list. With this course we will not only answer many of your questions, but
we will describe the range of options that exist setting up aquaponic
systems and the principles that you need to know for efficienct operation.
By the end of the course you will able to design a commercial-scale facility
and write a business plan.
Plus you will get plenty of hands-on experience as you will be charged with
running 14 systems as part of your training. Jim R.
UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
AQUAPONICS AND TILAPIA AQUACULTURE SHORT COURSE
July 11-17, 1999
Program
A 7-day course that will provide in-depth knowledge of the principles
and practical application of the aquaponic and greenwater tank culture
systems that have been developed at the University of the Virgin
Islands. Participants will be introduced to a variety of system designs
using hydroponic plant culture (aquaponics), suspended growth processes
(greenwater tank culture), or rotating biological contactors and
settling or filtering of solids for maintaining water quality. Fish
production instruction will be conducted using both the Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) as well as the Florida Red tilapia. Hydroponic
plant production will focus on lettuce, but will also cover many other
vegetables as well as culinary and medicinal herbs and ornamental
flowers.
Topics
Aquaponic system
System design and management
Components
Construction techniques
Operation
Water quality
Fish production
Stocking rates
Growth and survival rates
Feed and feeding methods
Harvesting
Processing
Plant production
Seedling production
Transplanting
Disease and insect control
Harvesting and packaging
Greenwater tank system
Fish production
Stocking/Growout
Water quality management
Feed and feeding methods
Sludge use for field crops
Economics
Capital budgeting
Operations plan
Marketing
Fingerling production
Brood stock management
Breeding
Fry sex reversal
Fingerling rearing
Instruction
Each day will include a half-day of classroom lecture and a half-day of
hands-on field work. Participants will learn the technology through
presentation of the theory and practical skill development. Each
student will be given a notebook of reference materials. Water quality
labs will cover the standard methods of analysis and the use of water
quality test kits. Field work will include fish handling, vegetable
production and system operation.
Facilities
UVI is located in the heart of beautiful St. Croix. The Aquaculture
Program operates 12 research-scale systems (6 aquaponic and 6
greenwater) as well as a commercial-scale aquaponic system, a greenwater
demonstration system with vegetable garden, a fry sex-reversal system, a
recirculating system for fingerling rearing and a purge system. The
program produces about 20,000 lbs. of tilapia annually and more than
1,000 cases of vegetables.
Cost
This course will cost $985. The fee covers course materials, dorm room
on campus for 8 nights (July 10-18), graduation banquet and a sailing
trip to Buck Island National Park for a day of snorkeling amid
spectacular coral reefs. Meals cost $3-6 each at the school cafeteria.
Airfare to St. Croix, USVI is not included in the registration fee and
should be arranged separately by each individual.
Registration
Register by contacting Dr. James Rakocy at the address below. Please
provide name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address and a
brief description of background and experience with tilapia production
and/or hydroponics.
Enrollment is limited. A $300 deposit, payable to the University of the
Virgin Islands, is necessary by June 15, 1999 to reserve your place in
this course. The balance will be due the first day of class.
Instructional Staff
Dr. James Rakocy System design/production
Donald Bailey Business planning/operations/aquaponics
John Martin Greenwater systems/extension
R. Charlie Shultz Water quality/pest management/vegetable production
For more information and to register contact Dr. James Rakocy, RR 2, Box
10,000, Kingshill, VI 00850, Phone: 340-692-4020, E-mail:
jrakocy@uvi.edu
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Subject: Re: Aquaponics Short Course
From: "TGTX"
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 18:54:51 -0500
Jim wrote:
>This is a reminder that The University of the Virgin Islands is offering a
>short course on aquaponics and tilapia aquaculture this summer. The
>announcement is also on the WWW at the following address
>http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/Aquaculture/UVIShortCourse.html Our homepage
address
>is: http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/aes_home.html
>
>Since our last announcement it seems that several new people have joined
the
>list. With this course we will not only answer many of your questions, but
>we will describe the range of options that exist setting up aquaponic
>systems and the principles that you need to know for efficienct operation.
>By the end of the course you will able to design a commercial-scale
facility
>and write a business plan.
>Plus you will get plenty of hands-on experience as you will be charged with
>running 14 systems as part of your training. Jim R.....
I just wanted to pitch in my 2cents worth. If anyone on the list can afford
the tuition and the time to attend the course Jim is offering here, I would
highly recommend it, if that means anything to this group.
Although I have never visited the UVI station, I have kept track of Jim's
publications from the get go, and his continuing efforts in this field....I
occasionally correspond with him privately. I applaud and endorse the
spirit of investigation, experimentation and efforts at perfecting
aquaponics that his group is working toward, and Tom and Paula are working
toward, and Gordon Watkins, and the list goes on....
This is happening on many fronts in both commercial enterprises, mom and pop
hobby systems, schools, and academia. It's all good to me, even if mistakes
are made, we can still learn from the design approaches...which vary widely.
Good Luck and God Speed.
Ted.
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Subject: Re: Feasibility Study
From: Craig & Robin Prince
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 19:23:03 -0700
Hello dear Aquapioneers,
Well- the time has come for me to take the big leap and begin my little
aquafarm.
I would be an indenturered servant (just kidding , I'm not that old for false
teeth) to anyone who would be willing to share some real numbers (P&L) with me.
I am basing my numbers on factors here in CA and I realize the variables. I
would really like to hear from some of you that have been at this for a little
while. Please let me know and we can chat off line or by phone.
Always Greatful
Craig Prince
P.S. Maybe my alias could be "The AquaPrince" ;-)
S&S Aqua Farm, 8386 County Road 8820, West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-5124
Web page http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/
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