Britains most dangerous job 

Fisherman

Believe it or not, the brave souls that supply fish to our supermarkets have the most dangerous job in the country.

A study by Oxford University found that those who work on the sea are 50 times more likely to die while working, compared to those in other jobs. 

The same study also found that 103 in every 100,000 fisherman died while out at sea, with the vast majority of these deaths caused by drowning.

The solution to this anguish is the farming of fish on land in a safe warm environment. 

Care can be taken to ensure that pollution just does not happen, that the product is better than the wild caught equivalent, and that the shore based fisherman is well paid for the valuable job he does.

Taking Aquaculture & Hydroponics a Step Further
The Coming Revolution in Farming!

With this planets population projected to reach nine billion by midcentury, some experts claim that conventional farming cannot produce enough food for everyone. By even trying to take that path farming will cause irreparable damage to the environment!

Fortunately, we have another option, by switching from resource-intensive to knowledge-intensive practices, we can put an end to unsustainable farming and have both healthy food for all and a healthy environment.

Aquaponics has to be organic due to its science, and answers all these problems, by mimicking nature as closely as possible.

Fish Protein Production
The alternative to trawling for wild white fish is to farm them in safety and comfort!  Combining plant and fish culture in the same aquaponics system results in a more natural, environmentally friendly food production process than our traditional industrial agriculture, hydroponics, aquaculture or wild capture. 

Instead of using synthetic fertilizers on the few inches of remaining topsoil to grow agricultural crops, in aquaponics, the waste from the fish are used as fertilizer for the plants. The plants in turn purify the water for the fish just as they do in nature, allowing valuable resources to be recycled and utilized more efficiently and naturally. 

There is no effluent discharge requiring costly filtration or wastewater treatment, and although it is an aquatic system, it only utilizes 3% to 5% of the water that traditional land based agriculture requires for irrigation. This means that you can operate an aquaponics system in resource limited regions, from dry infertile lands to urban settings, without the need for cultivable land or vast water resources. 

This also means that we do not have to rely so much on food coming from the wild environment and far away places, but are now able to produce quality food locally. For people worried about the destruction of our environment and the quality and the freshness of their food, aquaponics provides a means to assure a continuous supply of safe and really nutritious food,  grown right at home. 

Resources on Earth are being strained beyond sustainable limits. Aquaponics offers an economically viable, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible alternative, producing superior quality food locally, and much more in tune with nature. At Elgin Tilapia Fish Farm we are learning and teaching others how to move from hunting, linear consumption or production processes, to cyclical ones,  designed and tuned for recycling of basic resources and life supporting systems. 

Rapid Growth 
Tilapia can grow from fingerling to eating size in about 6 months in an average aquaculture station. Commercial growers have created optimum environments that can grow Tilapia to market size within just 4 months. 

Tilapia are more easily grown than other fish species in commercial production.  They may be grown in hot countries in open ponds, cages submerged in ponds, in aquariums, or even in stacked tanks on land.  Tilapia's wide range of tolerance of environmental changes including; water quality, temperature, salinity and population density, make them ideal candidates for aquaculture.  Many other fish used for aquaculture, such as freshwater trout, are much more delicate and prone to disease when stressed by even relatively minor changes in their environment.  With the proper training and approach, Tilapia aquaculture can provide a reliable harvest that is inexpensive to grow, yet provides a quality marketable product. 

Nutritious, High-Protein Food Source 
Tilapia is becoming more popular every year, as a commercially-grown fish, as consumers discover how good the fish tastes.  Farm raised fish are commanding more in the marketplace, because they are free of the industrial contaminants found in many open waterways.  

No cultural or taste barriers 
Tilapia have scales and are considered a kosher/halal food, unlike catfish, which are prohibited by some religions. Tilapia also has an excellent flavour, with none of the oily, fishy taste that some people object to, common in many types of seafood.  

Easily Marketable 
Tilapia have a viable market in all economies - either first or third world. Therefore, those people that learn Tilapia aquaculture have more than a protein-rich food source for themselves - they also have a cash generating crop that can be sold in their local food market. Therefore, Tilapia can do more than feed the people that learn Tilapia aquaculture. Tilapia can help lift society out of poverty and preserve our unseen marine benthic environment worldwide!

See also:  http://algal.bloombiz.com/
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