fishpond Articles
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Aquasend Beacon® Determines 400-year-old Hawaiian Fishpond Water Quality
Located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, the Waikalua Loko l’a fishpond was constructed more than 400 years ago. Fishermen realized creating water barriers would lead to more consistent and abundant fish harvests. The Pacific American Foundation (PAF) is focused on re-commissioning Waikalua Loko l’a.Due to runoff, excessive nutrients have caused dense algae growth which deprives the fishpond of ...
By Aquasend
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Why Lime your fishpond? / Aquaculture
Overview: When ponds are built, the top soil is alkaline and fertile. However this soil is removed and the soil left to build dykes is less alkaline and in some cases very acidic. Ponds built in areas which have acid soils and soft water may not always perform well for fish production. Such ponds may benefit from liming if the water has a total alkalinity of less than 20 mg/l. Why Lime your ...
By Fishward
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What is lime and what type should I use? / Aquaculture
Agricultural limestone refers to calcite (calcium carbonate) and dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate). Liming is an effective tool in fish production and pond management. The lime used in fish ponds include: Agricultural lime, CaCO3 Hydrated lime, Ca(OH)2 Quicklime, CaO You should always choose agricultural limestone (CaCO3) for application in your fishpond. You can also use Hydrated ...
By Fishward
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Plastic Fish Pond Liners for Aquaculture Project in Korea - Case Study
Plastic fish pond liners are often HDPE geomembrane liners which have low permeability coefficient, anti-permeability and isolation performance, so plastic fish pond liners are widely used in aquaculture water DAMS, highways, railways, airports, tunnels, chemical mining, landfill and other fields. The thickness specification of widely used plastic fish pond liners isoften 0.2~3.0mm, the ...
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In The Booth with Kristin Elliott and Katie Harris
At the Aquaculture Show 2022, Kristin Elliott, CEO of Aquasend, interviewed Katie Harris, President of Mt. Lassen Trout Farm and the U.S. Trout Farmers Association (USTFA) to gain a better understanding of her role as USTFA president and learn more about Mr. Lassen Trout Farm and how their aquaculture farm is structured What does Mt. Lassen Trout Farms Do? Mt. Lassen Trout Farms operates several ...
By Aquasend
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Fishing for a Solution
As writer Rowan Jacobsen explores in our recent feature “Has Meat Met Its Match?,” animal agriculture’s hefty environmental footprint is creating interest in exploring ways to meet humans’ growing appetite for animal protein that extend beyond beef, chicken and pork. In some places, that exploration is going underwater. Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the fastest growing ...
By Ensia
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How to build a fish pond
Whether in the construction of fish pond projects or individual fish pond construction and construction of fish ponds, you can completely customize the fish pond design. The following step-by-step guide highlights the fish pond planning process. This includes considerations in the selection of sites and plants, as well as the selection and maintenance of fish. It will also provide a basic ...
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Young researchers who are transforming agri-food systems for rural prosperity
IWMI’s Sidra Khalid and Najeeb Ullah won this year’s Transformative Research Challenge hosted by the World Food Forum Interviewed by Samurdhi Ranasinghe, Senior Communications Officer, IWMI IWMI’s very own Sidra Khalid, Senior Research Officer – Gender and Social Inclusion, and Najeeb Ullah, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Specialist, recently won the special prize at ...
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Fish Pond Liners for Sale in Thailand
Fish pond liners for sale is the kind of HDPE geomembrane liner for the anti seepage water containment projects such as fish ponds, shrimp ponds, or waste water treatment ponds, etc. A good quality pond liner is an essential part of any pond. It forms a watertight barrier which retains pond water and stops it seeping into the surrounding earth, also helping to avoid unwanted plants from ...
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