Aquaculture - the Velella Project - Next Generation Mariculture in Hawaii Living Ocean Productions 2013-10-24 | The Velella Mariculture Research Project is testing an unachored drifter pen in Federal waters (3-150 miles offshore) off the Big Island of Hawaii. This innovative form of mariculture - growing fish in the open ocean - uses cutting edge technology and leaves no environmental footprint. The Velella Project could revolutionize sustainable aquaculture.
Innovations Public Charter School, Kona Hawaii - Fight Song for the Ocean Living Ocean Productions 2018-05-22 | Innovations Public Charter SchoolMrs. Strouds 1st and 2nd Grade ClassKona, Hawai'iSong by: Rachel Platten
The Last Opeluman Living Ocean Productions 2017-06-17 | I Ka Nana No A 'Iki - By Observing, One Learns
Feeding Bluefin Living Ocean Productions 2017-02-23 | Thanks to a major breakthrough in the search for sustainable tuna feed, we are now a step closer to the possibility of environmentally sound tuna farming. Closed cycle tuna aquaculture, from hatch to harvest, combined with sustainable formulated grow out diets offer the best opportunity we have to prevent the depletion of wild tuna stocks while supplying the global market demand for these species.Recent research by Ichthus Unlimited, LLC, funded by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program, produced various soy-based diets for larval Atlantic Bluefin tuna in Spain and for juvenile yellowfin tuna in land-based facilities in Panama. Building on these experiences, a diet was successfully tested on ranched Pacific Bluefin tuna in oceanic net pens off the northwest coast of Mexico. Bluefin are normally fed wild-caught sardines while they are grown/fattened to market size, with an approximate feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 28:1. The new formulated diet decreases the FCR to 4:1. The novel diet is avidly consumed, nutritionally complete, sustainable, economical, and scalable. This breakthrough is a significant step towards closed cycle cultivation of tuna species, which will ease pressure on threatened wild tuna populations. For more information, contact feedingtuna@ilsoy.org.
The Working Waterfront - American Aquaculture in the 21st Century Living Ocean Productions 2016-06-02 | Over 90% of fish and seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported from overseas, and over half the imports are farmed. Why isn’t America growing more of its own fish and seafood? The Working Waterfront looks at four U.S. farms growing catfish, salmon, oysters and mussels, their commitment to environmental responsibility, and the economic benefits of their businesses to local communities. The farmers also discuss the various challenges to growing a robust aquaculture industry in the U.S.For more information, and to find out how you can help promote domestic aquaculture, contact workingwaterfrontvideo@gmail.com.FARMS/ORGANIZATIONS:Harvest Select - harvestselect.comIcicle Seafoods - icicleseafoods.com/operationsMaine Aquaculture AssociationMuscongus Bay Aquaculture/Dodge Cove Marine Farm - muscongusbay.comBangs Island Mussels - bangsislandmussels.comCenter for Cooperative Aquaculture Research - umaine.edu/cooperative-aquaculture/Soy Aquaculture Alliance - soyaquaalliance.comRESEARCH STUDIES:1. Conservation International – Blue Frontiers Report – Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture: conservation.org/publications/Pages/blue_frontiers_aquaculture.aspx2. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization – State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014: fao.org/3/a-i3720e.pdf
Kiholo Bay Restoration Project - The Nature Conservancy Hawaii Living Ocean Productions 2015-10-02 | ...
Growing the Business of Growing Fish - Sustainable Aquaculture in Turkey Living Ocean Productions 2015-10-02 | Kilic is the largest vertically integrated fish farm operator in Turkey and one of the largest in Europe, raising seabass, seabream and meagre in marine cages, and freshwater trout in dam lakes. A 2007 directive from the Turkish government to move all marine cages 1.2 kilometers offshore allowed the company to sustainably grow its operations with cutting edge technology, increased efficiency, and minimal environmental impact. Increasing the sustainability of its feed by replacing fishmeal and fish oil with alternative proteins such as U.S. grown soy will help to further grow the business of growing fish, and lessen pressure on threatened wild fish stocks.For more information, please go to:http://soyaqua.org
The Nature Conservancy - Television Commercial, 2015 Merrie Monarch Living Ocean Productions 2015-03-30 | This is a television commercial we produced for the Nature Conservancy in Hawaii showcasing their important work to restore the coastal lands of North Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii - 2015
An Aquacultural Revolution in China Living Ocean Productions 2014-10-20 | See how U.S. soybean farmers are helping Chinese fish farmers to revolutionize aquaculture in China, the world’s largest fish farming country. The U.S. soybean industry funded research to develop the Integrated Pond Aquaculture (IPA) system, which has been provided to China in a technology transfer. The IPA system has been proven to triple the yield of farmed fish in existing Chinese ponds while greatly reducing the environmental impact. Limited water resources can be conserved and recycled, with waste removed for use as biofuel and fertilizer. This system can grow healthy, high quality fish with increased food safety to meet the needs of a growing population.For more information, please go to: http://soyaqua.org
Sacred Mountain - Mauna Kea, Hawaii Living Ocean Productions 2014-01-18 | Stand with us to help save Hawai'i's most sacred mountain, Mauna Kea @ Facebook - "Protect Mauna Kea"(For the Love of the Mountain)"Aloha mai kakou,If you would just take a moment to pause from your busy day and think about the mostsacred place that you are connected to, the place that brings you peace and accepts your prayers, very likely the place where your grandparents and their parents once prayed, the place you would safeguard with all of your might, with all that you are and all that you have. If you said the holy name of that place out loud, would it be the name of a church or a temple or chapel you hold dear? Say it, utter its name out loud as I do....my church, my temple, my mountain, Mauna a Wakea, Mauna Kea.Yes, it is I, an educator, a cultural practitioner, a chanter, a dancer, a teacher, a mother, a petitioner. I have come forward to speak of this mountain, this place I hold dear, this place I sing of and sing to because it is sacred. As a Hawaiian raised in Waimea on Hawai'i Island, raised by my elders, I know intimately of the relationship our kupuna had with the land and the natural elements in what they did and what they knew. I still sing those songs and say those prayers as I place my hands upon the earth or hold them to the heavens. Our ancestors never destroyed to advance, never constructed in a manner that would irreparably harm their island home or its inhabitants. They were a people who protected the balance, the alignment, the interdependence, and the energy in all things. They knew on the deepest of levels how connected all was and is still, not just to here, but to everywhere and everything. In us, that memory still lives.I am asking you, my people, my public, to imagine over 18 stories of concrete in the construction of the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope and the excavation of over five acres of the sacred landscape of Mauna Kea that still moves and shakes and is still alive. Just imagine what it takes to build something of that size, what will be carried up to the top of the mountain, and what will be left there when all is done. This is a time when we must be sure, we must be clear, we must be brave and we must be proud. "Be proud even if you stand alone" were the words from my 11year old as she was guided to prompt me into action. If you believe that something that immense will not create repercussions, I ask you to think again. Let's do something, let's become more aware, more knowledgeable, let's raise our level of consciousness, and be steadfast once again. Let's do what is right for our lands, our people, and our children. Let's do what is right and say, No! Not this time. We have made too many concessions, too many compromises, this time we must stand and speak up. This is our piko. Our mountain is still sacred."B. Pua CaseWaimea
A Sustainable Aquaculture Success Story - Regal Springs Tilapia in Honduras Living Ocean Productions 2013-12-12 | Regal Springs' tilapia farm in Honduras is a good example of a modern aquaculture success story. The fish are raised from hatch to harvest with sustainable soy-based feed, and then processed with every part of the fish utilized with no waste. This is the first farm to be certified sustainable by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, meeting stringent standards for healthful fish, environmental impact, and community support.http://soyaqua.orghttp://www.asc-aqua.orghttp://www.regalsprings.com
Aquaculture - the Pacifico Partnership - Baja, Mexico Living Ocean Productions 2012-10-04 | Meet the farmers at Pacifico Aquaculture - an innovative fish farm off of Ensenada, Mexico, and their partners at Hubbs - Sea World Research Institute. The farm raises white sea bass and other local finfish with sustainable soy-based feed.www.pacificoaquaculture.comwww.hswri.orgwww.soyaqua.orgwww.santamonicaseafood.comwww.sushischool.net
Hawaii Tsunami from Earthquake off Japan - March 2011 Time Lapse Living Ocean Productions 2011-03-13 | The aftermath of the tsunami in Hawaii - March 11, 2011 due to the massive earthquake off Japan. This video shows the destruction of Keauhou Bay on the Big Island from hours after the tsunami.
Sea Lion Feeding on Massive Bait Ball near Cabo Pulmo, Mexico Living Ocean Productions 2008-12-09 | California Sea Lions feeding on large school of jacks off Cabo Pulmo Mexico
Lava and Volcano Explosions - Hawaiis Volcano National Park Living Ocean Productions 2008-08-11 | Footage of Hawaii Volcano's National Park - lava flowing into the ocean and exploding hundreds of feet in the air. Filmed in the middle of the night and during sunrise. Waikupunaha ocean entry from the Kalapana side.
Bryce Groark getting his teeth cleaned with a moray eel by the cleaner shrimps, Lysmata Amboinensis Living Ocean Productions 2008-03-26 | Hawaiian Cleaner Shrimp, Lysmata Amboinensis, regularly clean the teeth of moray eels and occasionally more. This is Bryce Groark in Hawaii.
Hawaiian Showers - Cleaning Stations in Hawaii + Scuba Diving Living Ocean Productions 2008-03-17 | In this wonderful film about cleaning symbiosis among Hawaiian reef fishes, moray eels, sea turtles, and cleaner shrimps we are privy to these mutually beneficial practices of the animal world. Some humans are even lucky enough to be included in this process!
Freediving at Sunrise - Manatees at Crystal River Living Ocean Productions 2008-02-14 | High Definition Footage of the West Indian Manatee, Double Crested Cormorant and fresh water turtles - all shot at sunrise in Crystal River Florida
Hawaiian Octopus Living Ocean Productions 2008-02-14 | Footage of the hawaiian reef octopus - changing texture and color, hunting crabs and living in a beer bottle.
REQUIEM - New Shark Documentary Film Living Ocean Productions 2007-11-30 | Reckless killers? Senseless carnage? Terror and Dread? Not hardly. REQUIEM documents the true nature and purpose of one of the most misunderstood predators on our planet -- the shark. Follow the discovery of an underwater photographer from Hawaii as she becomes familiar with the extraordinary beauty, power and skills of one of the most infamous classification of sharks - the REQUIEM Family.
