Open AccessEngineering Sustainable Aquaculture in Rural Haiti: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Aaron S. Gordon,
Jeff Plumblee,
Guy Higdon,
David Vaughn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal for service learning in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1555-9033
DOI - 10.24908/ijsle.v12i2.6631
Subject(s) - grassroots , aquaculture , general partnership , business , scale (ratio) , environmental planning , sustainability , hatchery , intervention (counseling) , economic growth , environmental resource management , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , geography , political science , economics , finance , ecology , psychology , cartography , psychiatry , politics , law , biology
Large commercial and small scale aquaculture programs have been attempted in Haiti with mixed results. This paper examines a case study where a grassroots Haitian organization worked with American engineers and university students to design and construct simple infrastructure to augment their hatchery. This small investment has also encouraged other Haitians to open up aquaculture programs, independent of international intervention, that utilize this new infrastructure. The practices and partnership exhibited in this case study can be replicated with similar outcomes for local enterprises and businesses. Aquaculture still has many obstacles but many infrastructure challenges can be overcome through such synergies.