Aquaponic systems the uvi aquaculture program has developed a commercial-scale aquaponic system that produces 5 mt of tilapia annually (harvest at 6-week intervals) and a variety of vegetables (harvest lettuce weekly or as required for other crop types). principles of aquaponics - by dr. james rakocy. use good construction materials. The uvi commercial aquaponic system is designed to produce fish and vegetables in a recirculating aquaculture system. the integration of these systems intensifies production in a small land area. A commercial-scale aquaponic system, developed at the university of the virgin islands (uvi), has been in operation for 7 years. the uvi system, which has produced tilapia and a variety of vegetable crops, serves as a successful design model for the nascent aquaponic industry...
Uvi aquaponic system james e. rakocy, donald s. bailey, r. charlie shultz and eric s. thoman university of the virgin islands agricultural experiment station rr 2, box 10,000 kingshill, vi 00850, usa abtract the uvi commercial-scale aquaponic system has produced nile and red tilapia continuously for 4 years.. The uvi/rakocy approach dr james rakocy and his uvi (the university of the virgin islands) team began scientific analysis and development of aquaponic systems over 30 years ago and have produced a plethora of scientific information and publications on the subject. rakocy and his team at uvi were the first to. Facilities - uvi is located in the heart of beautiful st. croix. the aquaculture program operates fifteen research-scale systems (six aquaponic and nine biofloc) as well as commercial-scale aquaponic and biofloc systems, a fry sex-reversal system, a recirculating system for fingerling rearing and a purge system..
