I would like to share a few pics of a local aquaculture farm that we have here in Okinawa.
This place is quite amazing. It severs as a study place for researchers, they frag coral here, (mostly softies and SPS) they are currently working on breeding clams, they had a few jelly fish...all sorts of things going on. Even sea grass.
Something else that amazes me, its all in a greenhouse. As some of you may know, Okinawa is in typhoon ally. We get many typhoons a year. The place hasnt blown down yet...
Also, it works on 100% natural sunlight. The main tanks are cement, all of the tanks operate on air lifts, water is circuliated from a natural saltwater well and it drains straight to the ocean. How cool!
There is areal nice guy down there who speaks really good english, Akihiro, he enjoys showing us around and teaching us new things. Always something cool going on down there.
Anyways, pics are worth 1000 words, here they are:
Natural sea water tap
one of the main tanks:
Hammer coral about to be worked
air lifts working
jelly fish
baby clams, thats your average sized zip tie there for comparison
tanks with no air lifts running
This place is quite amazing. It severs as a study place for researchers, they frag coral here, (mostly softies and SPS) they are currently working on breeding clams, they had a few jelly fish...all sorts of things going on. Even sea grass.
Something else that amazes me, its all in a greenhouse. As some of you may know, Okinawa is in typhoon ally. We get many typhoons a year. The place hasnt blown down yet...
Also, it works on 100% natural sunlight. The main tanks are cement, all of the tanks operate on air lifts, water is circuliated from a natural saltwater well and it drains straight to the ocean. How cool!
There is areal nice guy down there who speaks really good english, Akihiro, he enjoys showing us around and teaching us new things. Always something cool going on down there.
Anyways, pics are worth 1000 words, here they are:

Natural sea water tap

one of the main tanks:

Hammer coral about to be worked

air lifts working

jelly fish

baby clams, thats your average sized zip tie there for comparison

tanks with no air lifts running
