BLUE REVOLUTION HAWAII TEDx EVENT

On Dec 11 we had a successful TEDx Countdown webcast of talks by 8 leading experts on the potential of open ocean aquaculture for expanding world food supply while reducing Global Warming emissions. The recorded Talks have been uploaded to TEDx for review and may be selected in a month or so for TED's Library of Talks. In the meantime, here are the individual talks:

Pat Takahashi: https://vimeo.com/657074946/8f1aa884f8

Neil Sims: https://vimeo.com/657075206/1e77736f9c

Luis A. Vega: https://vimeo.com/657075716/7c7b3490b0

William A. Spencer: https://vimeo.com/657076364/ec505c1150

Mathew Goldsborough: https://vimeo.com/657076743/156650f706

Shaun Moss: https://vimeo.com/657077047/48d398f963

Dawn Lippert: https://vimeo.com/657077455/95b82612b2

Tetsuzan Benny Ron: https://vimeo.com/657077865/22e3a3e458

Additionally click on the Blue Revolution Hawaii website to:

• Visit the  Nature Conservancy advocacy of the Blue Revolution for Sustainable Aquaculture Production.
• Watch the BRH video for the Pacific International Ocean Station.
• Details about the eight speakers, including chairman:

Leighton Chong, intellectual property attorney, Chairman of TEDx Event

Pat Takahashi,  PhD, Professor of Engineering and Director of Renewable Energy at University of Hawaii

“The Time for the Blue Revolution Is Now”

Neil Sims, MSc (Zool, UNSW), Founder/CEO, Ocean Era Inc, Kona, Hawai’i

“To the Blue Horizon – Our Oceans as a Salve for Our Ailing Earth”

Luis A. Vega, PhD, Renewable Energy Consultant, formerly at UH/HNEI

“OTEC Carbon-Free & Renewable Power for Ocean Farming & Beyond”

William A. Spencer, Founder Hawaii Oceanic Technology, Inc., Mariculture Evolution Group

“Automated Open Ocean Fish Farming Platform”

Mathew Goldsborough, Chief Technology Officer, Forever Oceans

"Oceans of Data: Technology, Transparency & Future of Open-Ocean Fish Farms"

Shaun Moss, PhD, Executive Director, Oceanic Institute, HPU

"Improving Production Efficiencies in Aquaculture Through Selective Breeding"

Dawn Lippert, Exec Director Elemental Excelerator, Chair Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative AB

“Building Community Intelligence” (first presented at TEDx 2021 Countdown Summit, Edinburgh)

Tetsuzan Benny Ron, Ph.D., Aquaculture Specialist, Blue Revolution Hawaii, AquacultureHub

“Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for Ocean Farming Systems”

Special thanks also to Amnon Ron, chief operating officer of CME Congresses in Israel, for providing superior technical assistance.

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BLUE REVOLUTION HAWAII 2020

THIS IS A NEW SITE OF BLUE REVOLUTION HAWAII.  OUR PREVIOUS POSTINGS CAN BE ACCESSED HERE.

Aquaculture America met last month at the Hawaii Convention Center.  Two years ago we gave a talk in Las Vegas at the Paris Hotel to this same group on the Blue Revolution.

Did you know that the ocean contributes $2.5 trillion to the global economy?  The U.S. runs a $15 billion seafood trade deficit.

We were the opening speaker of our session:

BLUE REVOLUTION HAWAII:

Proposal for a Pacific International Ocean Station

                                                                                by

Leighton Chong

Benny Ron

Patrick Takahashi

ABOUT THE CO-AUTHORS

•Benny Ron:  Israeli genetics and aquaponics specialist

•Leighton Chong:  New York City practice in intellectual property and international law

•Patrick Takahashi:  Hawaii biochemical engineer

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

•Blue Revolution Hawaii was formed nearly a decade ago to develop the Blue Revolution.

•Agreements of cooperation have been made with various international universities, companies and government organizations.

•The primary purpose is to build the Pacific International Ocean Station

AMONG THE HISTORICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE CO-AUTHORS

•1975:  Experimented with using microalgae for biofuels and remediation of global warming

•1980:  Wrote the original congressional legislation for OTEC and Hydrogen, both becoming law.

•1990:  Guided the 250 kW open cycle OTEC facility at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority

•1992:  Presented the first paper on the Blue Revolution at the first large-scale floating platform international gathering.

•1999:  Published The Ultimate Ocean Ranch in Sea Technology

WHAT IS THE BLUE REVOLUTION?

CORNUCOPIA OF BENEFITS

•Clean energy

•Hydrogen and biofuels

•Freshwater

•Next generation fisheries

•Remediation of global warming

•Prevention of hurricane formation

THREE STAGE PROGRAM

•Secure half a million dollars to host a symposium for billionaires

•$150 million:  Pacific International Ocean Station near Hawaii in 2030 as the showcase exhibit for a World’s Fair

•$150 billion:  First Ocean City at the equator in 2050 and a follow-up Ocean Expo (the first World’s Fair was held in London in 1851)

At the end of the talk a couple of people came up to discuss future options.  At least one of them appears to have a link with potential big money.  Blue Revolution Hawaii currently has half a million dollars endowed at the University of Hawaii to initiate the program.  We are seeking at this time matching funds to host a summit of billionaires or their staff interested in the concept.