Aquaculture

Synergistic, closed-loop cultivation of aquatic plants & animals for food, to apply in permaculture designs that use bio-mimicry. Eschew cages, as well as external inputs (e.g. electricity, plastics, synthetic fertilizers, antibiotics). Edible ponds & marshes that restore wetland habitat while providing food for humans.

concepts [ sustainable polyculture , integrated multi-trophic aquaculture , combiningfed elements (e.g. fish , shrimp ) inorganic extractive elements (e.g. seaweed ) organic extractive elements (e.g. shellfish ) for balance & diversity]
aquaculture basics [ carrying capacity , temperature ; nutrient cycling ; feeding ; volume , area , edge ; acidity-alkalinity balance ; salinity ; aeration ; niche ]
aquatic life [ plants ; algae ; bugs ; amphibians ; reptiles ; finfish ; fowl ; crustaceans ; echinoderms ; molluscs ; marine mammals ]
passive systems [design ( channel ; canal; chinampa ); setup, lining ]
integrating plants [ wild rice , taro]
integrating bugs [ attractive floats for grasshoppers ]
mitigating mosquitoes [ minnows ]
remediation [ filter ponds ]
vertical aquaponics [ structures ]