Aquaponics and Tilapia Aquaculture Short Course

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June 15-21, 2008, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands This 7-day course will provide in-depth knowledge of the principles and practical application of the systems that have been developed at the University of the Virgin Islands. Participants will be introduced to a variety of system designs that maintain water quality by various solids removal techniques and by hydroponic plant culture (aquaponics), a suspended growth process (biofloc tank culture) or fixed-film nitrification. Fish production instruction will be conducted using both the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and red tilapia. Hydroponic plant production will focus on vegetables, culinary herbs and ornamental flowers.