Advancing commercial food production through integrated fish and plant systems to meet the needs of industry and community

莱斯布里奇学院是一个战略性的技术学习中心，为50多个不同职业领域的15,000多名学分和非学分**学生提供服务。作为可持续能源和生态领域的领导者，莱斯布里奇学院**在水培、水产养殖、生物技术、刑事司法和**农业领域建立了专业知识。因此，莱斯布里奇学院认识到，区域和全球对现有**淡水和能源供应的担忧，加上随后对农业生产的压力，是一个**日益加剧的复杂问题，几乎没有实际的解决方案。**然而，通过将温室养殖和水产养殖整合到一个封闭的循环**水培系统中，莱斯布里奇学院帮助制定了一项耐人寻味的解决方案，不仅允许**全年生产鱼蛋白，而且植物产量显著高于传统的水培或土基方法。因此，几个商业温室和水产养殖业**采用了循环水培作为一种可行的方法来增加产量和利润。**莱斯布里奇学院拥有超过12年的经验和专业知识，其在水培方面的研究**在世界各地都是公认的。基于其为期两年的NSERC CCI-IE目前的成功，致力于**优化和扩展商业水培系统，LC确定了商业水培行业面临的两个最重要的**问题：1)脱钩的生产，2)最大化现有平衡系统的经济**。解决这两个问题将使区域水培产业能够**进一步扩大，成为经济和环境可持续的粮食种植选择，并成为世界其他区域**的典范。

Lethbridge College is a strategic centre for technological learning that serves over 15,000 credit and non-credit**students in more than 50 diverse career areas. A leader in sustainable energy and ecology, Lethbridge College**has established expertise in the areas of aquaponics, aquaculture, biotechnology, criminal justice, and**agriculture. Accordingly, Lethbridge College has recognized that regional and global concern over existing**supplies of fresh water and energy, coupled with subsequent strains on agricultural production, is an**intensifying and complex problem for which few practical solutions exist.**However, through the integration of greenhouse culture and aquaculture into an enclosed recirculating**aquaponics system, Lethbridge College has helped to develop an intriguing resolution that not only allows for**the year-round production of fish protein, but plant production at a significantly higher rate than traditional**hydroponics or soil-based methods. As a result, several commercial greenhouse and aquaculture industries have**adopted recirculation aquaponics as a viable method to increase production and profits.**With over twelve years of experience and expertise, Lethbridge College is recognized around the world for its**research in aquaponics. Building on the current success of its two-year, NSERC CCI-IE, that is dedicated**towards optimizing and expanding commercial aquaponics systems, LC has identified the two most important**issues facing the commercial aquaponics industry: 1) decoupled production and, 2) maximizing the economics**of existing balanced systems. Addressing these two issues will enable the regional aquaponics industry to**further expand and become an economically and environmentally sustainable food growing option and a model**for other regions around the world.