Aquaponics: Combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics

Aquaponics is a system of agriculture that combines aquaculture and hydroponics to cultivate both plants and fish. Fish waste is broken down by bacteria into dissolved nutrients that plants then utilize to grow. It is a sustainable crop production system, that requires no soil, uses water very efficiently and can be built almost anywhere, including highly populated urban communities.

As the world's population continues to grow, and resources such as land, water and nutrients are limited, aq...