Our vision is to utilize AquaModel to help plan and manage "integrated mariculture" projects. We invite you to contact us for information about how AquaModel can be used in your commercial fish farming application. Presently AquaModel is not for sale but is available through consulting services of System Science Applications (SSA) in joint venture with Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences.
Mariculture need not be limited to production of seafood, but integrated mariculture could be incorporated into coastal ecosystems as a means to sequester excess nutrients from anthropogenic continental sources. AquaModel has the capability to perform as a quantitative planning tool in this endeavor. From the 2006 book chapter arising from a recent international workshop, we excerpt the following:
Ecosystem Based Management: Models and Mariculture
Rensel, J.E., A.H. Buschmann, T. Chopin, I.K. Chung, J. Grant, C.E. Helsley, D.A. Kiefer, R. Langan, R.I.E. Newell, M. Rawson, J.W. Sowles, J.P. McVey, and C. Yarish. 2006. Ecosystem based management: Models and mariculture. J.E. Rensel, editor. Pages 207-210 in J.P. McVey, C-S. Lee, and P.J. O'Bryen, editors. The Role of Aquaculture in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: An Ecosystem Approach. The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803.
Introduction
Conceptual and numerical models are essential tools in managing and protecting coastal ecosystems. Models may be used in economic, social, and ecosystem simulations for many purposes, including aquaculture design, siting, and operation; ecosystem management and risk assessment; and integration of sustainable mariculture into restoration and management of coastal ecosystems... Read More