Industries Served

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)

At EDA-Aquatics, we believe that Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technology, in the form of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), and Hydroponics has the potential to dramatically improve the global food production and distribution systems while providing critical relief on our natural resources. At EDA-Aquatics, we promote reasonable scaled and distributed food production systems that are close to, and driven by, the markets they serve. When feasible, we encourage the decoupled integration of RAS and Hydroponic systems to leverage the nutrient cycles that naturally exist. Long term financial and environmental sustainability is our mission.

Conservation and Enhancement

Conserving and enhancing our natural fisheries is key to sustaining a growing global population that relies on proteins derived from our oceans and freshwater resources. Increasingly unpredictable climate patterns challenge the traditional enhancement programs to update their technology and provide some respite from the exposure of extreme conditions of our natural waterways. EDA-Aquatics has a decade of experience supporting our state and federal fish hatchery programs with RAS and PRAS technology that provides the necessary isolation from extreme conditions, while still maintaining required connection natal water and the appropriate exposure to seasonal variability.

Marine Aquaculture

EDA-Aquatics supports the development and application of non-discharge marine lease permits that can be used for shellfish and seaweed production. These production facilities provide habitat for organisms like oysters, mussels and sugar kelp that utilize the naturally occurring plankton and nutrients in the marine environment to sustain growth. EDA-Aquatics will develop your site design, manage the permit application, support public hearing, and coordinate with the regulatory agencies in charge of the lease process.

EDA-Aquatics supports the front-end hatchery design and development of broodstock and juvenile (spat) production including algae and rotifer feeding systems. EDA-Aquatics can also design the back-end land-based holding facilities for finished product storage and depuration prior to going to market. EDA-Aquatics can also design commercial scale land-based lobster storage facilities. We also have experience converting Lobster Pounds into shellfish leases in the state of Maine.

Biomedical Research

The use of Zebrafish in genetics research and drug discovery opened our eyes to the benefits of using aquatic research models over the traditional mammalian models like mice and rats. This led to a specialized need for aquatic research systems to house the research animals that maintained excellent water quality, consistent and reliable performance, and provide excellent animal welfare. Ed Aneshansley, through his involvement with companies like Marine Biotech, and Aquatic Habitats was a pioneer in research system design and equipment provider for this industry. Ed supported research facility development in this area for clients like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT), Stanford University, Yale, St. Judes Hospital and Torontos Hospital for Sick Children. EDA-Aquatics continues to support this industry with all Services listed on this page, specifically tailored to this unique research industry.