THE NUTRIENT UTILIZATION SUBSYSTEM

After the deep ocean water has been employed in one or more cold utilization applications it can be utilized again for the residual cold (about 13 degrees C) and the nutrients. The purity of the water is also employed for the production of algae such as spirulina. Here the absence of competitor organisms results in a very pure product. In addition the high solar insolation has increased the production of beta carotin as a by-product of this alga and the use of cold water to recover the combustion product from the butane that is used to dry the algae, virtually eliminated the generation carbon dioxide during the production process. Other experiments have shown that the deep ocean water can be used for the production of kelp which is then fed to abalone and sea urchins for a carefully controlled environmentally sustained process. Other sea vegetables are also easily produced with increases in biomass of greater than 55% per day and as high as 80% per day. When cold water species of fin fish such as salmon and steel head (saltwater) trout are added, then highly efficient disease free high productivity aquaculture results. Other species which are now commercially successful include the well known delicacy hirame and the very popular Maine lobster..

One need not recapitulate to recognize that all of the elements of environmental sustainability, self sufficiency, economic viability and preservation of cultural identity are available from the use of deep ocean cold water whenever and wherever it exists particularly in coastal communities of the tropics.

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