Current research and commercial activities in aquaculture operations have been reviewed. The potential market for aqua-culture fin and shellfish products has been examined, and it appears that a large potential market exists for moderately priced aquatic protein products. Consideration of the current activities and potential market has led to a new approach to waste heat aquaculture being proposed.nAn aquaculture system using mostly herbivorous species in pond culture is proposed as a means of using waste heat to produce reasonably priced protein. The system uses waste water streams, such as secondary sewage effluent, animal wastes, or some industrial waste streams as a primary nutrient source to grow algae, which is fed to fish and clams. Crayfish feed on the clam wastes thereby providing a clean effluent from the aquaculture system. Alternate fish associations are presented and it appears that a carp or tilapia association is desirable.
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