Project Overview
Commodities
- Animals: fish, shellfish
Practices
- Education and Training: networking
- Farm Business Management: feasibility study
Proposal abstract:
Pond aquaculture in the southeastern U.S., primarily catfish farming, is profitable, but may not be very sustainable because of its large inputs of feeds, chemicals, and energy. One recommendation to improve its sustainability is to manage the use and costs of aeration (Boyd and Tucker 1995). This planning proposal has the goal of forming collaborations between the industry stakeholders in order to develop full proposals to examine the use of renewable energy technologies to control or reduce aeration.
Project objectives from proposal:
1. Bring together the stakeholders to discuss the current research findings, potential uses, and research needs for renewable energy water circulator use in aquaculture.
2. Coordinate the writing of the proposal(s) and facilitate collaborations between the stakeholders.
3. Extend the current research at Tuskegee University for gathering preliminary data to support a full proposal.