We were tasked with picking a species and planning an aquaculture system for the chosen species. In my life I want to use aquaculture for conservation efforts and eliminating the use of taking animals from the wild for the aquarium trade. I also, would like to work in manatee rehabilitation once I graduate from UNE. As the Florida manatee is a marine mammal you cannot legally breed them in aquarium settings, with that there is not much information on how you would go about a life support system. I ended up reaching out to both the Columbus zoo and ZooTampa for help with this project.