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Aquaponics –
Introduction
Seminar on
Aquaponics
Solheimar, March 25th 2014
Dr. Ragnheidur Inga Thorarinsdottir
Manager of Svinna-verkfraedi ehf
Adjunct associate professor at UoI
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Aquaponics
• A combination of the words aquaculture
and hydroponics
• Waste water from fish is used as a
resource in the horticulture production
• Plants take up the nutrients and the water
is returned to the fish
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Healthy balanced system
• Bacteria play a large role converting
ammonia to nitrates
Nitrate NO3-
Nitrite NO2-
Ammonium NH4+
Feed
Nitrosomonas
Nitrospira
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Grow bed Raft
Nutrient film
technique
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Geothermal resources
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Direct utilization of geothermal
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Direct utilization of geothermal
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Aquaculture
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Aquaculture
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New warm water species
• Senegalese sole
– Warm sea water used for cooling in
Reykjanes Geothermal Power Plant
– 500 tonnes annual production
• Sea cucumber
• Abalone
• Tilapia
• European lobster
• Shrimp
• …
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Greenhouse production
• Pesticide free environment
• Clean energy
• Land space
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Tourism• Increasing steadily
• >800,000 tourists in 2013
– 320,000 inhabitants
– Annual increase estimated 7%
– 1,500,000 in 2023
• Experience Tourism
– Health, food, nature, education
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Heildarfjöldi erlendra gesta 2003-2012
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A multidisciplinary approach
• Joining aquaculture, horticulture and
tourism developing new products and
services
• Integrated new methods
• Value added products and services
• Job creation
• Spin-off opportunities
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European collaboration
• EcoPonics partly funded by CIP
EcoInnovation
• Leonardo Education and Training –
Mobility funding
• COST-Aquaponics network
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Leonardo - Mobility
• Collaboration between
Denmark, Norway, Spain
and Iceland
• Vocational Training
Program
• Aquaculture Europe 14 in
San Sebastian in Spain
October 14-17 2014 the
home town of Breen
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COST - network
• Starting in 2014
• Several countries participating
• Scientific approach
• Training of young aquaponic scientists
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EcoPonics
• Companies from
Iceland, Denmark and
Spain
• 30 months from July
2013 to January 2016
• Implementing
commercial aquaponics
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Spain
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Denmark
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Iceland
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Estimated production
• Fish plant:ratio 1:3
• 1 ton of fish serves 108 m2
grow area with 28
kg/m2/year
• Red and silver tilapia from
Fishgen UK
• Focus on salad and herbs
in the raft system
• Strawberries, cucumbers,
tomatoes and peppers in
the grow beds
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Acknowledgements