Aug 28 2009Future Farming: Giant Fish-Filled Ocean Balls
According to experts at National Geographic, the future of fish farming (aquaculture) may rely on giant, fish-filled balls floating around in the ocean.
...[A]utomated cages could herald an entirely new form of fish farming.
They might be turned loose to mimic natural systems by following carefully chosen ocean currents. The robotic fish farms could help lead to larger, healthier crops of farmed fish far from crowded coastal areas, where farmed fish both suffer from poor water quality and, by producing waste, add to water woes.Cages might even generate their own electricity by harnessing solar energy, wave energy, or other forms of renewable power.
This reminds me of middle school. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? You are if you answered "cafeteria fish sticks"! Loved those sticks. One time I even had a fish rock! I chipped a tooth and lost it in my corn. Chocolate milk, whee!!!
The Future of Fish Farming Is Giant Autonomous Roaming Robotic Cages [eatmedaily]
Thanks to Resa, who fishes the old fashioned way: with her bare hands (and dynamite).
Reader Comments
1. That one guy - August 28, 2009 5:33 PM
You know what I loved about school lunch? Milk in pouches.(Awesome) I one time saved my milk from lunch and put it in my cubby and forgot about it. It swelled with the pressure of rotting milk, and when I finally remembered it, I saved it and put it under my school bus tire. *Sigh* those were simpler times.
2. ROBOGOMO - August 28, 2009 5:33 PM
AWESOME!!!
3. Chuey "The Rock 'n' Roll" Midget - August 28, 2009 5:44 PM
All I remember was the lunch lady trying to touch my no no spot! Then 20 years later..she succedded! Hot Damn for Senior Citizens! She was hot with no teeth!
4. Fart - August 28, 2009 5:46 PM
Whats are you, a gay fish?!?!?!
5. spleu3ge - August 28, 2009 5:53 PM
With all these gay fish there will be too many orgies. These things are more like "foating spheres of love."
6. awesomeness in a bottle - August 28, 2009 6:47 PM
lol they could just use this old building in montreal ---->http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/00/93700-004-2E23CAAF.jpg
7. meowmo - August 28, 2009 6:56 PM
looks like a ball of yarn? BRILLIANT!
8. ciao - August 28, 2009 7:38 PM
they currently do something similar, though it's just a giant basket full of tuna they drag along while fating up those suckers...oh and while their coordinating that they have to beat off the sharks with scuba gear and a stick. XD
so...yeah this ball is only necessary if the fish can only do well jumping out...via a lid to the current basket. oh...I wonder how they'll get those suckers out of that ball too?
9. Mr. cow - August 28, 2009 9:33 PM
Moo
10. brunchmiracle - August 29, 2009 5:01 AM
looks like a trials ball
11. Alex - August 29, 2009 11:57 AM
I love cod.
12. Karl - August 29, 2009 11:58 AM
Yo cod are freakin sweet.
13. Wicked Dude - August 29, 2009 11:58 AM
This thread is now about cod.
14. Free ipod - August 29, 2009 12:11 PM
my future farm will feature a flying cube in the sky full of cows pew pew!
15. bribios - August 29, 2009 3:50 PM
Ok, but can you ride a dirt bike in it?
16. Daisy - August 29, 2009 11:29 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was imprisoned on an atoll because of his gills. As he was about to be lowered into the mud, the smokers attacked.
17. Geekogee - August 30, 2009 5:20 AM
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18. Graf Zeppelin - August 30, 2009 12:10 PM
mm cod balls...
19. Jaded Icon - August 31, 2009 8:12 AM
GREAT CODS OF FIRE!!!
20. Cris - August 31, 2009 8:14 PM
Check out these floating cages.
Floating reefs!
http://www.thefunctionality.com/blog/2009/7/2/microcosmic-aquaculture.html
21. Gipson Edappazham - September 1, 2009 10:30 AM
Very interesting story indeed.
It would be a breakthrough in Cage Culture. Aquaculture in sea is going to grow in fast manner in coming years. But it has to be promoted with extra caution as there would be many ecological and environmental issues & risks as a result of this. There is chances of infecting the natural fish population with variety of diseases, escape of Genetically Modified (GM) fish species in to the ocean, had any cages growing GM fish happen to break due to some reason. Also there is a possibility of hindrance to navigation of ships sailing through the sea due to drifting cages.
22. Gipson Edappazham - September 1, 2009 10:56 AM
Very interesting story indeed.
It would be a breakthrough in Cage Culture. Aquaculture in sea is going to grow in fast manner in coming years. But it has to be promoted with extra caution as there would be many ecological and environmental issues & risks as a result of this. There is chances of infecting the natural fish population with variety of diseases, escape of Genetically Modified (GM) fish species in to the ocean, had any cages growing GM fish happen to break due to some reason. Also there is a possibility of hindrance to navigation of ships sailing through the sea due to drifting cages.
23. clarazinet - September 10, 2009 12:53 PM
@Daisy
the article says future farming, so the picture is fake because it is a concept.
24. clarazinet - September 13, 2009 12:09 PM
@myself
ugh, i'm not even new, i just never read the comments til now. Daisy wins again!
25. Islam Abou El Ata - September 27, 2009 7:26 PM
This is FANTASTIC, I want to build one myself, that's a so bright idea, but I wonder how things go legally speaking! ..