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 Post subject: Re: Just Thoughts
PostPosted: Jun 4th, '11, 10:22 
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£10-14/kg for samphire? Wow, our farmers in salt effected areas need to start thinking outside the box.. Alternative products are the way to go... I spent a bit of time picking salt bush seed at one stage, best $/hour I have ever made, selling it to seed companies. :thumbright:
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 Post subject: Re: Just Thoughts
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I'll send you some PDF files of her papers Chillie...

That'd be great Rupe. thanks !
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 Post subject: Re: Just Thoughts
PostPosted: Jun 4th, '11, 16:00 
Seriously, this cant be healthy.
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I'll send you some PDF files of her papers Chillie...


Me too please.
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Just doing a little revision for exams and pulled out a few world production and value figures to add to the seaweed idea discussed above.

Eucheuma seaweeeds, from which we derive carageenan, a gelatine - 2.87Mt worth US$823M in 2009
A lot of this grown by small farmers in the Phillipines and Indonesia.

Japanese kelp (various products) - 4.93Mt worth US$266M in 2009

Japanese Sea cucumber - 102 Kt worth US$355M in 2009

Nori - 554Kt worth US$911M in 2009


on top of those you could have mussels or oysters in the system.
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Actually, Pia Winberg & Wollongong University did a year long trial with a saltwater aquaponics system a few years ago down Nowra way....


I was actually involved with that project (doing the electrics), it was basically a salt water aquaponics set-up, hear are a couple of early contruction pictures

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Hear are some results from the project https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/10-184
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Cool.... gunna take a while to scan that. Bloody big system...
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Thanks Mark... been trying to find those pics on my backup drive all day...
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Looks like they gave it a decent go !
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Here's the links to a couple of Pia's publications Chillie (and anyone else interested)...

https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/10-184

https://rirdc.infoservices.com.au/downloads/09-005
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Looks like they gave it a decent go !


Grants funded Chillie... :wink:
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Ta Rupe !!
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RupertofOZ wrote:
chillidude wrote:
Looks like they gave it a decent go !


Grants funded Chillie... :wink:

Good on 'em - getting grants is a skill in itself ! Least they published they're results :twisted:
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Another thing to keep in mind is that the fish don't need to be anything we're not used to - trout or atlantic salmon !
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bloody hell thats some serious plumbing :shock:
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The fish that were used in the trial were Mulloway and then Cobia, the Cobia were the most successfull, although keeping water temps up was a problem.
The seaweed farm was later enclosed in a green house.
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