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Life on Planet A
A sustainability podcast for those with good intentions. A podcast about sustainability, the environment, politics and all the craziness that’s going on in the world. You’ll hear it all from the perspective of Bella, the marine ecologist and Heidi, the sustainability consultant. Whether you're working in the field or you have never heard of the term sustainability, welcome to Life on Planet A.
Life on Planet A
#64: Now is the Era for the Oceans with Neil Sims
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Season 3
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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?)
Useful links:
- Read more about Ocean Era's research projects
- TIME Magazine’s “25 Best Inventions of the Year” for 2012
- Scientific paper discussed at the start of the episode: Farming the Ocean – Seaweeds as a Quick Fix for the Climate? by Troell et al. 2022