Life on Planet A

#64: Now is the Era for the Oceans with Neil Sims

Season 3 Episode 64

You're 75 miles offshore of the Big Island in Hawaii in a floating sphere and you're surrounded by 2,000 of your friends. That's what life is like as a Kampachi fish in Ocean Era's offshore aquaculture fish pen (Velella Beta/Gamma/Epsilon).

This week Heidi and Bella spoke with Neil Sims, co-founder and chief executive officer of Ocean Era - a Hawaii-based mariculture company focused on expanding the environmentally sound production of the ocean's finest fish.

You'll learn:

  • What is offshore aquaculture? How is it different to land based aquaculture (hint: decreased electricity usage, better flow of nutrients)
  • What is a Velella?
  • What are fish currently fed in aquaculture? How can we make this more sustainable
  • More talk about seaweed! (can you ever have too much?)


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