POSTER TEMPLATE BY: www.PosterPresentations.com Fishing for Solutions: Sustainable Trout Farming in the Slate Belt Presented by the Lafayette Technology Clinic Stacey Goldberg, Aaditya Khanal, Rachel LeWitt, Holden Ranz, Garrett Rice, Yen Joe Tan Professors Dan Bauer and Javad Tavakoli About the Tech Clinic Innovations Being Explored The Process Current Project Motivation Fish Died in summer 2011 •High temperatures during summer months • Low dissolved oxygen levels •Predators •Chemical imbalances Sustainable expansion of operations Marketing and profitability Controlling Temperature: Using Solar Panels as Shade: Using Synectics and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps Selling fish waste as an organic fertilizer Encouraging Partnerships with local restaurants Employing companies in the Slate Belt region to manufacture products that are needed Indoor vs. outdoor trout farming Creating networking opportunities among local companies Implications for the Local Economy Controlling Dissolved Oxygen Levels: The Technology Clinic is an interdisciplinary course at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, which aims to provide students the practical experience that many other classes lack. Since its inception in 1986, Tech Clinic has provided opportunities for small groups of highly motivated students with different backgrounds – usually consisting of five or six members – to work closely with professors and other professional mentors to solve real-world problems. Locations for small fish ponds Locations for fish pools Primary trout pond Spray aeration system Spray Cooling Geothermal Cooling Using Aquatic Plants as Shade Using Waterfalls and Window Screens to Increase Aeration Surface Spray Aerators