Comments on: Eco Tech: Aquapod helps OFT move fish farms to open oceans for sustainable aquaculture http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/ Environmentally Safe and Non-Hazardous Cleaning Solutions Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:52:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Isaac Ruffin http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Isaac Ruffin Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:31:18 +0000 http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/#comment-2438 I'm getting interested in fish and have been looking at aquiring an aquarium recently. I would love to have some larger fish, but I've been previously advised that I should start with something a lot smaller. You wouldn't have any ideas of the types of smaller salt water fish that i could start with do you? Tnx for your help I’m getting interested in fish and have been looking at aquiring an aquarium recently. I would love to have some larger fish, but I’ve been previously advised that I should start with something a lot smaller. You wouldn’t have any ideas of the types of smaller salt water fish that i could start with do you? Tnx for your help

]]> By: Open Ocean http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Open Ocean Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:42:01 +0000 http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/#comment-344 Christina, unfortunately Food and Water Watch is a terrible reference for this subject and well known as the most fervant anti-aquaculture group around with a biased opinion and unbalanced reporting. Most respected NGO's (WWF for example) have recognized aquaculture as a means to reduce fishing pressure on the seas while provided essential healthy food to a growing population and it must be embraced and collaborations must be formed to find the best ways to conduct it. The no, no, no attitude that Food and Water Watch has is deconstructive and does not offer solutions. Such references must be ignored and proactive attitudes and groups should be looked to instead or we will never solve these issues. Open ocean aquaculture such as this uses strong currents and deep waters to distribute wastes in a manner which allows the environment to assimilate the waste materials. The few farms that use this technology have shown time and again that when stocking densities are kept to responsible levels no noticeable impact can be detected. Christina, unfortunately Food and Water Watch is a terrible reference for this subject and well known as the most fervant anti-aquaculture group around with a biased opinion and unbalanced reporting. Most respected NGO’s (WWF for example) have recognized aquaculture as a means to reduce fishing pressure on the seas while provided essential healthy food to a growing population and it must be embraced and collaborations must be formed to find the best ways to conduct it. The no, no, no attitude that Food and Water Watch has is deconstructive and does not offer solutions. Such references must be ignored and proactive attitudes and groups should be looked to instead or we will never solve these issues.

Open ocean aquaculture such as this uses strong currents and deep waters to distribute wastes in a manner which allows the environment to assimilate the waste materials. The few farms that use this technology have shown time and again that when stocking densities are kept to responsible levels no noticeable impact can be detected.

]]> By: Christina http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Christina Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:45:51 +0000 http://www.greencleaningideas.com/2009/06/eco-tech-aquapod-helps-oft-move-fish-farms-to-open-oceans-for-sustainable-aquaculture/#comment-343 While this technology is fascinating, it is far from green. There are still many concerns to be addressed - such as the cumulative impacts of growing thousands of tons of fish in a concentrated area releasing excess food and fish waste into the waters. See Food & Water Watch's report Fishy Farms: The Problems with Open Ocean Aquaculture for our policy recommendations at http://bit.ly/tp6Uq While this technology is fascinating, it is far from green. There are still many concerns to be addressed – such as the cumulative impacts of growing thousands of tons of fish in a concentrated area releasing excess food and fish waste into the waters. See Food & Water Watch’s report Fishy Farms: The Problems with Open Ocean Aquaculture for our policy recommendations at http://bit.ly/tp6Uq

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