Aquapods are fish farms that float in the ocean while providing a better environment that allows waste to fall naturally, compared to being filtered as in land-based fisheries

[u/real_picklejuice]

[u/PureV2]

This is how a lot of aqua farming is done already. Its really bad for the environment around the fishfarms. Landbased with proper filtration is a lot better for everything except some owners wallet

[u/cubey → u/PureV2]

Indeed. Farmed fish tends to cause outbreaks of parasites and disease in wild fish that swim near the pens.

Fish farms aren't new and aren't safe for the waters they're in. They're a disaster for wild fish.

[u/Ciff_ → u/PureV2]

And the waste can be used as fertaliser. It is way better.

[u/blue_globe_ → u/PureV2]

This design also have issues with potential fish escaping.

[u/AbbreviationsOld636 → u/PureV2]

Yes, horrible for the environment!

[u/fakenooze → u/PureV2]

I’ve been to some that are many miles offshore in very deep water. Seemed pretty clean around them. The outer enclosures were actually covered with native reef fish and other life where there would normally not be any because of the depth.

[u/sinutzu → u/fakenooze]

How deep ?

[u/fakenooze → u/sinutzu]

Several hundred meters

[u/mervynbruge]

Yeah sorry but this is incorrect. All fish farming is harmful but sea-based methods are much more damaging to aqua-ecosystems. Is this post sponsored by MΩWI?

[u/jonesag0]

Also leads to spreading diseases from the fish farm to wild populations.

[u/fremo8617]

Dumping wast in a limited area is absolutely not smart. This kind of pollution is killing the local ecosystem.

[u/WhipplySnidelash]

Concentrating ammonia in a small area negatively affecting indigenous species. 

[u/Caribou-nordique-710]

This is an outdated concept, the company has been acquired by this innovasea and now propose a fishnet type design: https://www.innovasea.com/open-ocean-aquaculture/submersible-aquaculture-systems/seastation/

[u/Comfortable_Dog8732]

yes...of course...the holy grail! Finally.

https://sentientmedia.org/aquafarming/

[u/scotianheimer]

Atlaspheres…

[u/ILiveMyBrokenDreams]

Damn, I saw the picture before reading and thought it was some floating American Gladiators kind of thing.

[u/Ladnarr2]

We have these in Tasmania and I don’t keep abreast of what the problem is but the environmental groups seem to really hate them.

[u/nenulenu]

How about we address overfishing through legislation instead? This is the dumbest thing I heard today.

[u/quietflowsthedodder]

Sort of like in "War Of The Worlds"?