Dr. Clyde S. Tamaru
Aquaponics/Aquaculture
Extension Specialist
Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering
1955 East-West Road, Ag. Science 218
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 342-1063
Fax: (808) 956-3542
Email: ctamaru@hawaii.edu
Areas of Interest
Aquaculture, Aquaponics, hydroponics, sustainable agriculture
Dr. Clyde S. Tamaru, Ph.D. is born and raised in Hawaii and a home grown product of the Hawaii public school system. He attended Royal Elementary School, Central Intermediate and would graduate from McKinley High School. He obtained a BS in Biology and an MS in Zoology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He received his doctorate from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture Department of Fisheries. He is currently is an aquaculture specialist with the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering and has been a non tenure track faculty member of the University of Hawaii at Manoa since 1995. Dr. Tamaru heads CTAHR’s aquaculture extension team that provides technical assistance in aquaculture and aquaponics to private and public sector stakeholders within the state and abroad. The information and assistance is science based and accomplished by maintaining an active research portfolio that covers Hawaiian Fishponds, biofuel byproduct remediation, aquaponics, and developing hatchery technologies for a variety of freshwater and marine species. The overall goal of the research and extension efforts are to decrease Hawaii’s dependence on imports for both food and energy. His other interests include developing culture based curriculum for use in Hawaii’s school systems.
Current Projects
- Regional Biosecurity:Operational Biosecurity and Diagnostic Surveillance
- Ipu Waiwai Kula – ‘AE (Aquaponics in Education)
- Diverisfying Freshwater Aquaculture Products for Hawaii: Two Crossover Species,The Red And Black Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus and Colosomma macropomum).
- Development of sustainable food waste vermicompost-integrated aquaponic farming systems for cultivation of taro (Colocasia esculenta).
- Collaborative Effort for Utilizing Biofuel Byproducts
- Purchase of Waikalua Loko Fishpond (Acquisition of Real Property) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Videos
Introduction to Home Aquaponics
Downloads
- College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources/Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association Workshop (Nov 2011) presentations
- Construction of Automatic Bell Siphons for Backyard Aquaponic Systems [BIO-10]
- On-Farm Food Safety: Aquaponics [FST-38]
- Induced spawning of Chinese catfish
- Commercial production of swordtails
- Artificial insemination of lyretail swordtails
- Production of banggai cardinalfish
- Water quality testing for aquaponic systems
- Direct marketing freshwater ornamental fish
- Low cost biofiltration systems
Selected Publications
Tamaru, C.S., D. R. Bybee, K. Brittain, M. Nguyen, H. Ako and A.Baker. 2011. Growth and Survival of Juvenile Feather Duster Worms, Sabellastarte spectabilis, Fed Live and Preserved Algae. Journal of World Aquaculture Society. Vol 42:12-24.
Campora, C.E. , C. S. Tamaru, Y. Hokama , B. Anderson and D. Vincent. 2010. Evaluating the Risk of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning from Reef Fish Grown at Marine Aquaculture Facilities in Hawai’i. World Aquaculture Society 41(1):61-70.
Baensch F. U. and C. S. Tamaru. 2009. Captive hybridization of two geographically isolated pygmy angelfish species, Centropyge fisheri and Centropyge resplendens. Journal of Fish Biology (2009) 75, 2571–2584
Baensch, F. and C.S. Tamaru. 2009. Spawning and development of eggs, larvae and juveniles of the rare Pomacanthid, Centropyge debelius (1988), in the hatchery. J. World Aquaculture Society, Vol.40(4):425-439.
Campora, C. E., J. Dierking, C. S. Tamaru, Y. Hokama and D. Vincent. 2008. Detection of ciguatoxin in fish tissue using sandwich ELISA and neuroblastoma cell bioassay. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis: 22:246-253.
Kam, L.E., P.S. Leung, and C.S. Tamaru 2008. Direct marketing freshwater ornamentals cultured in Hawaii. World Aquaculture Vol. 39 No. 2 pp.20-25
Park, W., C.H. Lee, C.S . Lee, Kim, D.-J. Kim, J.-H., Tamaru, C.S., and Sohn, Y.C. 2007. Effects of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog combined with pimozide on plasma sex steroid hormones, ovulation and egg quality in freshwater-exposed female chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Aquaculture 271:488-497.
Bybee, D.R., Bailey-Brock, J.H. and C.S. Tamaru 2007. Gametogenesis and Spawning Periodicity in the Fan worm Sabellastarte spectabilis (Grube 1878) (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). Marine Biology 151:639-648.
Bybee, D.R., Bailey-Brock, J.H. and C.S. Tamaru 2006. Larval Development of Sabellastarte spectabilis in Hawaiian waters. In: R. Sarda, G. San Martin, E. Lopez, D. Martin and D. George (Eds.) Scientific Advances on Polychaete Research, Scientia Marina 70S3:279-286.
Bybee, D.R., Bailey-Brock, J.H. and C.S. Tamaru. 2006. Evidence for sequential hermaphroditism in Sabellastarte spectabilis (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). Pacific Science, 60(4): 541-547.
Tamaru, C.S., H.Ako And C.C-T., Tamaru. 2006. The Control Of The Apple Snail, Pomacea Canaliculata, In Hawaii: Challenge Or Opportunity?. In: Global Advances In Ecology And Management Of Golden Apple Snails/Ravindra C. Joshi, Leocadio S. Sebastian (Editors) Nueva Ecija:Philippine Rice Research Institute. Pp. 459-474.
Ako, H., Shimizu, E., de Lemos, K., Asano, L., and Tamaru, C., 2005. Behavior limitations of high density fish growout. World Aquaculture 36:25-29.
Asano, L., H. Ako, E. Shimizu, and C.S. Tamaru. 2003. Limited water exchange production systems for freshwater ornamental fish culture. Aquaculture Research. 34:937-941.
Brock, D-M., V.T. Sato, J.A. Brock, and C.S. Tamaru. 2001. The application of hydrogen peroxide as a treatment for the ectoparasite Amyloodinium occelatum (Brown 1931) on the Pacific threadfin Polydactylus sexfilis. World Aquaculture Society, Vol. 32:250-254.
Tamaru, C.S., H. Ako, and R. Paguirigan. 1997. Essential fatty acid profiles of maturation feeds used in freshwater ornamental fish culture. Hydrobiologia 358:265-268.
Tamaru, C. S., C. Carlstrom-Trick and H. Ako. 1996. Induced final maturation and spawning of Epinephelus microdon captured from spawning aggregations in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 27:363-372.
Iwai, T., C.S. Tamaru, L. Yasukochi, S. Unger, and M. Mitsuyasu. 1996. Natural spawning of captive big eye scad Selar crumenopthalmus (Bloch) in Hawaii. World Aquaculture Society, 27:332-339.
Lee, C.-S., C.D. Kelley and C.S. Tamaru. 1996. Hormonal induction of maturation in striped mullet, Mugil cephalus. Asian Fisheries Society, 9:9-20.
Tamaru, C.S., F. Cholik, J.C.-M. Kuo and W. FitzGerald. 1995. Status of the culture for striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) milkfish (Chanos chanos) and grouper (Epinephelus sp.). Reviews in Fisheries Science, 3(3):249-273.
Extension Publications
Klinger-Bowen, R.C., C.S. Tamaru, B.K. Fox, K. McGovern-Hopkins, and R. Howerton. Testing Your Aquaponic System Water: A Comparison of Commercial Water Chemistry Methods. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA).
Fox, B. K., R. Howerton, and C.S. Tamaru. Construction of Automatic Bell Siphons for Backyard Aquaponic Systems. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Biotechnology, BIO-10.
Hollyer, J., C.S. Tamaru, A. Riggs, R. Klinger-Bowen, R. Howerton, D. Okimoto, L. Castro, T. Benny Ron, B.K. Fox, V. Troenger and G. Martinez. On-Farm Food Safety: Aquaponics. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Food Safety and Technology, FST-38.
Kam, L. P. Leung and C.S. Tamaru. 2005. Direct marketing Hawaii’s freshwater ornamental aquaculture products. Aquafarmer Information Sheet #151. 15 pp. Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture. www.ctsa.org/publicationsDetail.aspx?pID=1146.