Nature-based Aquaculture & Engineering Applications for Beneficial Re-Use of Ichthyocarbonate
Fisheries and aquaculture contribute ~20% (but up to 50% regionally) of animal protein and essential micronutrients annually, totaling an average of 20.2 kg of aquatic foods per capita in 20203. However, climate change is expected to exert impacts at multiple length and time scales on aquaculture facilities that may hinder sustainable operations, requiring the rapid development, dissemination, and adoption of sustainable and climate-resilient practices. One critical issue faced by land-based aquaculture facilities is fish waste management. Our team aims to address aquaculture waste production and climate impacts through the following aims: 1) assessing the impacts of fish diet on waste composition and ichthyocarbonate formation and 2) evaluating the use of ichthyocarbonate produced by marine finfish as a nature-based solution for reduced carbon dioxide emissions concrete
and as a coating for marine concrete used in artificial reefs.
Our Interdisciplinary Team
Amanda M.Oehlert (Marine Geosciences)
Martin Grosell (Marine Biology and Ecology)
John Stieglitz (Aquaculture)
Prannoy Suraneni (Engineering)
Sivakumar Ramanathan (Engineering)
Amy Feltz (MPS Intern, Fisheries Management and Conservation)
Leilani Smith (MPS Intern, Marine Conservation)
Tommy Wesselhoff (MPS Intern, Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management)
Please check out the U-LINK landing page for our project and a recent news article on our collaboration. Check out our upcoming community engagement events here!
You can find out more about other projects funded through University of Miami's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Knowledge (U-LINK) here.
Fisheries and aquaculture contribute ~20% (but up to 50% regionally) of animal protein and essential micronutrients annually, totaling an average of 20.2 kg of aquatic foods per capita in 20203. However, climate change is expected to exert impacts at multiple length and time scales on aquaculture facilities that may hinder sustainable operations, requiring the rapid development, dissemination, and adoption of sustainable and climate-resilient practices. One critical issue faced by land-based aquaculture facilities is fish waste management. Our team aims to address aquaculture waste production and climate impacts through the following aims: 1) assessing the impacts of fish diet on waste composition and ichthyocarbonate formation and 2) evaluating the use of ichthyocarbonate produced by marine finfish as a nature-based solution for reduced carbon dioxide emissions concrete
and as a coating for marine concrete used in artificial reefs.
Our Interdisciplinary Team
Amanda M.Oehlert (Marine Geosciences)
Martin Grosell (Marine Biology and Ecology)
John Stieglitz (Aquaculture)
Prannoy Suraneni (Engineering)
Sivakumar Ramanathan (Engineering)
Amy Feltz (MPS Intern, Fisheries Management and Conservation)
Leilani Smith (MPS Intern, Marine Conservation)
Tommy Wesselhoff (MPS Intern, Tropical Marine Ecosystem Management)
Please check out the U-LINK landing page for our project and a recent news article on our collaboration. Check out our upcoming community engagement events here!
You can find out more about other projects funded through University of Miami's Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Knowledge (U-LINK) here.