Abstract: An integrated aquaculture system and method are provided that include interrelated and symbiotic modules for adaptively bioremediating wastewater, producing food in the form of fish, and producing plant biomass for animal feed. The system is ecologically and economically self-sustaining. In one embodiment, the system contains a fish cultivation tank, an algal floway, and a water hyacinth system. Two modes of operation are contemplated: a recycle mode and a flow-through mode. The water hyacinth system includes harvesting, conveying, and chopping apparatus.

Abstract: A vascular plant aquaculture system and method are provided that include a water hyacinth enclosure for bioremediating wastewater and producing plant biomass for animal feed. A road and a flume are disposed about the water hyacinth enclosure for permitting access to the plants by a harvester, which is adapted to lift plants from the enclosure and deliver them to the flume, which carries purified water and the harvested plants for further processing. Such further processing may include chopping and vermicomposting.