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Take Action Help prevent a potentially disastrous oil spill! Explore Further Fish Farming Offshore Fish Farms Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Hawaii Fishy Farms Oceans Policy & Fair Fish Seafood Reports Newsletters ASA Press In The News Food & Water Watch Applauds Senator Vitter for Helping Put Brakes on Gulf of Mexico Offshore Fish Farming Food & Water Watch and Other Organizations Sue Secretary of Commerce and Agencies on Offshore Aquaculture Plan Commercial and Recreational Fishermen and Renowned Scientist Join With Food & Water Watch For Hill Briefing on Ocean Fish Farming and Alternate Approaches Obama Administration Allows Factory Fish Farms in Gulf of Mexico More >> See all headlines >> See all headlines >> Help Us Grow	Enormous Ahi Aquaculture Proposal for Hawaii Needs Reality Check by Elissar Khalek — last modified 2009-05-20 16:07 In the summary of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), filed by Hawaiian Ocean Technologies, Inc. (HOTI) and made public on Feb. 23, 2009, the company says that annual production capacity will be 6,000 tons of ahi (Yellowfin and Bigeye tuna) each year. We know very little about important operating details of the endeavor, and even less about how the fishpens — called Oceanspheres — will affect marine wildlife. We do know that similar fish farm projects worldwide have caused problems for habitat, wild fish, water quality, and the economies of coastal communities. To view this document in full size, click the top right button Download this fact sheet Fact Sheets Commercial Facility Based on the University of the Virgin Island’s Aquaponic System Water Usage in Recirculating Aquaculture/Aquaponic Systems More Ocean Fish Farms Coming to Your Island? The Hubbs-SeaWorld Aquaculture Project: A Raw Deal Standards Needed for Organic Aquaculture more... Reports Land-Based Recirculating Aquaculture Systems — This report, Land-Based Recirculating Aquaculture ... Fishy Farms Updates — Since the initial release of Fishy Farms in Octobe ... Fish Story — After a series of safety scares about imported sea ... Fishy Farms — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio ... Import Alert — The Food and Drug Administration oversees the safe ... more...

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