Thunder Bay International Virtual Film Festival

Freshwater Feasts: Cooking with Aquaculture

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Freshwater Feasts is a program of Michigan Sea Grant that helps individuals understand and appreciate seafood across the Great Lakes Region. In this session, Michigan Sea Grant curates a collection of short films that explain what aquaculture is, how it works, and some of the amazing products and recipes that can come from aquaculture. The session's final film is a fun amateur cooking competition where three individuals face off in a timed challenge to prepare the most stunning and accessible dish. Enjoy these freshwater feasts! 



In this film Emma Wiermaa helps us understand the basic types of aquaculture systems and how they work. The film provides a basic overview of common aquaculture systems including ponds, raceways (flow-through), recirculating, and aquaponics. Some of the systems shown are those located at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility. Other commercial farms and facilities are also utilized to explain various systems, and are highlighted in the ending credits. This is a much watch for anyone who would like to gain a baseline understanding of aquaculture and enhance their knowledge of potential system types that have been shown to be successful in the Midwest. 


This film was produced for the Great Lakes Aquaculture Day as part of the Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative, project funded by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Find more info at:https://greatlakesseagrant.com/aquaculture 


Speaker: Emma Wiermaa - Aquaculture Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility & Wisconsin Sea Grant 


Additional Resources:

UW Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility : www.aquaculture.uwsp.edu 

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World
  • Director
    Emma Wiermaa
  • Screenwriter
    Chris Hartleb, Emma Wiermaa, & Greg Fischer
  • Producer
    University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility