I took a walkabout around the facilities at Mote Marine Aquaculture Park (time to dig out some pics, me thinks) at a year ago and the closed-loop system they have created is really quite impressive let alone the future potential for emulation.
From a recent article from Mote marine: The aquaculture focus at Mote, with both saltwater and fresh water species, is on sustainably growing fish inland using recirculating technologies that maximize the use of water resources.
In the photo above, Dr. Kevan Main works on a Sarasota Bay Estuary Program wetlands restoration site on Lido Key in July. Some of the plants used in the restoration project were grown at Mote Aquaculture Park in eastern Sarasota County. Working with Aquatic Plants of Florida, Mote grows plants using solid waste from saltwater fish species or effluent water from freshwater species. The plants filter excess nutrients and can then be used to restore wetlands in other locations. Photo provided by Sara Kane, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.
From a recent article from Mote marine: The aquaculture focus at Mote, with both saltwater and fresh water species, is on sustainably growing fish inland using recirculating technologies that maximize the use of water resources.
In the photo above, Dr. Kevan Main works on a Sarasota Bay Estuary Program wetlands restoration site on Lido Key in July. Some of the plants used in the restoration project were grown at Mote Aquaculture Park in eastern Sarasota County. Working with Aquatic Plants of Florida, Mote grows plants using solid waste from saltwater fish species or effluent water from freshwater species. The plants filter excess nutrients and can then be used to restore wetlands in other locations. Photo provided by Sara Kane, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program.
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