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ranskye · 04-26-2005

thanks for the info steve,

hell if we want to have a simple trial in the backyard we are sposed to go get an experimantal license. even if we dont want to sell them.
aquaculture gets so much pressure.. i bet we could flatten ten hectares and put some beef on it and throw as much fertiliser as we wanted around the place. its actually at the point where no one is starting any new fish farms cause it costs so much for provisions etc.

however if we want to put some big ponds in for our enjoyment we can do that.
theres quite a few things bordering on ludicrous yes.
overall aquaculture was toted to be such a big thing here in this state but its pretty much being stopped in its tracks when people read the big book on licensing.
i remember thinking how good it was that the government had this helpful book but its made it too big a race for most to run.

sometimes people ring me up and want to get into aquaculture, they dont know anything much except it would be a good lifestyle.. and i find myself setting them straight pretty soon into the converstaion. not about the lifestyle but about the economics of viable operation.

anyway enough of that whinge..

i love koi net cages, all our breeders are held in them with the netting on the bottom. for the big ones holding 50 koi or more, we use stationary stainless wire above the water and the net has clips every half foot, above the water level, we pull it in on those runners toward the bank, pile the front of our net under our feet and its very easy to get em out.

for small fish we use small netting on wooden frames and pull it in for a high pressure blast every so often.

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ranskye Tategoi Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 334	thanks for the info steve, hell if we want to have a simple trial in the backyard we are sposed to go get an experimantal license. even if we dont want to sell them. aquaculture gets so much pressure.. i bet we could flatten ten hectares and put some beef on it and throw as much fertiliser as we wanted around the place. its actually at the point where no one is starting any new fish farms cause it costs so much for provisions etc. however if we want to put some big ponds in for our enjoyment we can do that. theres quite a few things bordering on ludicrous yes. overall aquaculture was toted to be such a big thing here in this state but its pretty much being stopped in its tracks when people read the big book on licensing. i remember thinking how good it was that the government had this helpful book but its made it too big a race for most to run. sometimes people ring me up and want to get into aquaculture, they dont know anything much except it would be a good lifestyle.. and i find myself setting them straight pretty soon into the converstaion. not about the lifestyle but about the economics of viable operation. anyway enough of that whinge.. i love koi net cages, all our breeders are held in them with the netting on the bottom. for the big ones holding 50 koi or more, we use stationary stainless wire above the water and the net has clips every half foot, above the water level, we pull it in on those runners toward the bank, pile the front of our net under our feet and its very easy to get em out. for small fish we use small netting on wooden frames and pull it in for a high pressure blast every so often.