Zero discharge hatchery design is the leading edge of aquaculture thinking and directly confronts the issues of green design sustainability that the Florida Marine Fisheries Enhancement Initiative has set as a goal. At the Mote Aquaculture Park, which is located 20 miles inland from the Gulf, the first research efforts on making this sustainable dream a reality are underway.
Zero discharge hatcheries are based on recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) whereby seawater is manufactured on site and the water is continuously circulated through the fish tanks. Filtration and recycling of the fish effluent is the key to success.
Above, the new RAS research facility at Mote. Standing (left to right): FWC Hatchery Manager Chris Young; Dr. Kevan Main, Director, Center for Aquaculture R&D at Mote; Green Design Architect Kevin Pierce, Shaw Group; ; Dr. Ken Leber, director, Center for Fisheries Enhancement; Conservation Director Jamie Serino, Shaw Group.
Standing in front of the Mote sturgeon hatchery building (left to right): Green Design Architect Kevin Pierce, Shaw Group; Dr. Kevan Main, Director, Center for Aquaculture R&D at Mote; Dr. Ken Leber, Director, Center for Fisheries Enhancement; Conservation Director Jamie Serino, Shaw Group.
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