Bermuda to host its second aquaculture workshop

The Department of Environmental Protection, under the Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy, will host its second Aquaculture Workshop on Saturday, March 24, 2012 to provide Bermudians with an opportunity to consider commercial aquaculture as a business, an investment or a career choice. The workshop, entitled ‘Intensive Indoor Aquaculture and Aquaponics’, will be led by international aquaculture expert Doug Burdette who has more than 40 years experience in the aquaculture industry through his company, Global Aquatics.

Aquaponics

“The key is that these systems are affordable,” Mr Burdette explained. “It is a science that can be started in a relatively primitive manner. In a 3,000 gallon tank, you can produce one pound of fish per gallon of water. Furthermore, in a system that is 25 feet wide and 60 feet long you can grow 25,000 pounds of fish a year. The waste from this can translate to 375,000 pounds of produce.” Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.