BioFarmsHawaii 

ISAP POEM

We've now a new society, with membership world-wide, For economic algae and phycology applied.

There's algae in the oceans, and there's algae on the lands, In rivers, lakes, and puddles-even in the desert sands, And natural phycology has now another side,
The culturing of algae and phycology applied.

We've many ways to culture them-to make a phycostat- In tubular arrays that may be helical or flat, Or open ponds or reservoirs, rectangular or round, To optomize the yeild (in dollar, lire, yen or pound). They normally grow quickly through the exponential phase, And many can be harvested in 2-20 days.

If we have just to deal with sewage effluents and such, Then chemical components do not matter very much, Whereas if oil or pigments are our ultimate concern, Then quantity is vital for the profits that we earn, And if we seek inhibitors of parasite or pest, Some species must be subject to a more specific test.
We hail our new society, with pardonable pride,
For economic algae and phycology applied.

"ALOHA & MAHALO!" to Ralph A. Lewin

Prof. Ralph A. Lewin,
Scripts Institution of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego,
9500 GUman Drive,
La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, U.S.A.

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